Provincial
Highlights
7.4
Mashonaland
West
In, Mashonaland West, the
political environment was
marked by increased
political activities by
Zanu PF and the MDC
Alliance.
There were also numerous cases of
the violation of political rights as
Zanu PF activists forced villagers to
attend party meetings and those who
failed to attend were labelled
opposition activists who did not
deserve to receive any government
aid
Within Zanu PF, there were violent
skirmishes involving party activists
and one example is an incident in
Chinhoyi, where Zvimba East
Legislator Tawanda Tungamirai
reportedly assaulted a fellow party
member for denigrating him on social
media. This happened during the
party’s restructuring exercise.
The MDC Alliance leader Nelson
Chamisa toured the province and
Zanu PF activists attempted to
disrupt the tour in Hurungwe,
Chegutu and Kadoma, and in some
instances, MDC Alliance supporters
sustained injuries.
For example, on 29 October as MDC
Alliance supporters travelled to meet
Chamisa in Chegutu, Zanu PF
supporters attacked them in Kadoma.
After confiscating vehicle keys
belonging to an MDC Alliance activist,
the Zanu PF supporters assaulted the
opposition supporters, leaving some
of them badly injured.
Over 100 people at Waterloo farm in
Hurungwe North are homeless after
police torched their homes and
dumped them at a roadside. The
families are in need of food, water
and provisional shelter. One Vincent
Chowder is allegedly behind the
evictions.