recording of their serial number. Muzvuzvu is alleged to have
demanded voter registration slips. The move instilled fear in
been operating in cahoots with Sabina Musere and Tendai
the villagers who were told that the process was going to help
Derera of Mashonjwa area to carry out this exercise.
Zanu PF note those who were going to vote for the opposition
MDC-T in the upcoming polls. Two notable female victims
On 13 January, in Makoni South, ward 18, it is reported that
were one Chikowo and Mashoko.
Jenia Nyakuedzwa the Zanu PF election aspiring candidate,
went to Ngorima periodic market in Zurura where people were
On 16 January 2018, in Mutare West it is reported that former
gathered for fertilizer distribution under the presidential
Chiadzwa workers faced a water crisis. According to Tawanda
farming input programme. It is alleged that she addressed the
Mufute, the youth Chairperson of Ada Transal Relocation
gathered villagers and told them that there was soon going to
Trust approximately 500 families and close to 1300 school
be distribution of food aid in form of rice. She is then alleged
pupils faced water challenges after the Zimbabwe National
to have said it was going to be given only to those who were
Water Authority allegedly disconnected water over non-
going produce their voter registration slips. She then said the
payment. The families are those who were already living in
production of the registration slip was actually going to start at
difficulties after they were relocated from Chiadzwa to Ada
that farming input distribution gathering going forward and
Transal in 2010 after the discovery of diamonds.
villagers were asked to produce the voter registration slips.
In Mutare South, ward 27, Munyoro village, a case of
On 14 January, in Mutare West ward 10 at Domboshawa
villagers being forced to submit serial numbers was reported
training centre a case of Zanu PF intra-party squabbles leading
on 16 January. It is alleged that village head Noel Padzura
to a political gathering being banned was recorded. It is
allegedly addressed villagers and told them that everyone who
alleged that a Zanu PF meeting was stopped by Major Nyasha
was going to register to vote under the BVR system was
Maoyo a member of the Zimbabwe National Army at
supposed to surrender registration slips to the village
Nyachityu village. Maoyo is alleged to have said Chris
secretary.
Mushohwe who was the convener had in the past portrayed
corrupt, selfish and dishonest tendencies. Mushowe was also
The Chipfatsura primary school headmaster, Morgan Majecha
accused of not recognising and respecting the traditional
in Mutare North is alleged to have been forced to give war
leadership in the constituency. Maoyo later declared his
veterans and Zanu PF members one of the classrooms at the
candidature in the 2018 polls for Mutare West on a Zanu PF
school for the meeting which they had called. The war
ticket.
veterans are allegedly led by James Chimika, Mathew
Mufudza and Shylet Sithole. The three are reported to have
On 15 January, in Chipinge East at Munoirirwa Primary in
ordered villagers to surrender their voter registration slips.
ward 17, it is reported that the Zanu PF ward chairperson
Machokera, Matiti on pretext that the Zimbabwe Electoral
On 17 January, in ward 17 of Chipinge East, it was reported
Commission wanted to address the villagers. It was later
that while at a funeral in Maingeni Village under Chief
established that it was not true as the Zanu PF officials
Mutema, village head Fungai Chikwanda allegedly told
villagers that they were supposed to go to his homestead with
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