Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Displacement
Malicious Damage to
property
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Property rights
Property rights
15
2
1
1
Discrimination
Right to food, aid and livelihood
8
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
4
Masvi
ngo
Mash West
19
13
In Mashonaland West Zanu PF is already preparing for 2018 and this has triggered
many cases of harassment and intimidation as people are either forced to attend
meetings or harassed for not participating in Zanu PF activities. The effects of intraparty
conflict within Zanu PF are still manifest two months after the December 2014 elective
congress where former Vice President Joice Mujuru was fired together with people
aligned to her. A number of her supposed allies lost both government and party
positions. This month Temba Mliswa the former Zanu PF provincial chairperson and
Hurungwe West legislator was fired from the party on allegations that he was part of
the group that was planning to oust the President. It is alleged that war veterans met in
Hurungwe on 14 February 2015 had vowed to have him fired as the Hurungwe West
legislator because he brought a United States spy in the area. In another dimension it is
reported that a number of chiefs and village heads had indicated that they want Mliswa
to remain as their legislator. This shows that the party is still divided on factional lines.
Ø 6 February 2015 - Hurungwe East legislator Sarah Mahoka is reported to have
invited all school heads both from primary and secondary schools in Hurungwe East
to a dinner party at Tengwe Country Club. At the party Honourable Mahoka
indicated that school heads should ensure good relations with teaching staff in the
constituency. She however stressed the point that all the teachers in the
constituency should support Zanu PF and its programmes and that those who do
not support Zanu PF will be dealt with.
Ø 17 February 2015 - Villagers of Chishumba in Karoi were harassed by Councillor
Buddwell Chasara for wearing t-shirts from the Election Resource Centre (ERC)
written “Voice Up”. The villagers were labelled enemies of the state and were
ordered never to wear such t-shirts. The villagers had attended an ERC meeting.
Ø 20 February 2015 - Zanu PF Zvimba South legislator Walter Chidhakwa called for a
meeting at Kuwadzana Hall in Banket to spearhead youth projects. In response to
Honouable Chidhakwa’s call Zanu PF senior member in Banket Crispen Saidi
Kadhoza sent the youths in the area and surrounding farms to mobilise other
youths. During the exercise Zanu PF youths led by Garikai Mandebvu harassed and
beat up an MDC-T activist at Kuwadzana Hall. Those who tried to stop the beating
were threatened with death. The police did not take action against the
perpetrators as Zanu PF big wigs were involved.
The province continued to experience general calmness with a few sporadic incidents
of violence emanating from the restructuring exercise within the Zanu PF party. The
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