The trio reportedly warned them of a possible re-run in October saying that they
will be punished worse than what happened in 2008. In Mudzi North ward 10 at
Muguwamadzi Village, war veteran Kari Kuvimba threatened people with death if
they attend opposition party meetings, wear opposition party regalia or vote for
CCC during the elections.He reportedly warned people saying that he was
above the law citing that no one can arrest him. Further he advised people to go
and report anywhere stating that he was untouchable. "We are the sons and
daughters of the President, nothing will happen to us," said Kuvimba. To
buttress his point he said, "We are going to burn down houses of those who are
opposing Zanu PF. FAZ is writing down names of people who are supporting the
opposition and these will be dealt with. '' On 26 June, Zanu PF held a meeting in
Guruve North at Katoni villlage in ward 23. The meeting was addressed by
Solomon Musvaire, a member of FAZ. Reports indicate that during the meeting
Masvaire advised people to join ruling party cell structures before elections.
Those who attended the meeting were warned to abide by the following;
Cell chairpersons are to lead their cells and closely monitor their members
when voting on August 2023
All opposition members should be clearly known so that they don't vote on
polling day
Those who do not support Zanu PF should be identified for punishment if the
situation becomes tense in case of a re-run. It is said that the agenda of the
meeting was to advise the electorate that they were being closely monitored
hence they should vote well for Zanu PF to achieve 5 million votes.
Many videos and audios along the same lines have gone viral and the message
is the same that citizens are being watched, they should be a member of the
Zanu PF cell structures, attend weekly meetings where registers are kept and go
to the polling station together as a cell group to avoid the worst that could
happen to them. In some communities, people have been told that if they are
members of CCC they should relocate until after the elections as they might be
caught in a cross fire. The ZPP is deeply troubled by the misinformation that
communities are getting to the effect that some people somewhere will know
how they would have voted. It is important that voter education has to start in
earnest and set the record straight for some of the mis/disinformation citizens
are subjected to.
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