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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