Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Special Report Enforcing the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe Saviour Kasukuwere (Mt Darwin South), Ray Kaukonde (Mudzi), Christopher Kuruneri (Mazowe West), Marko Madiro (Hurungwe West), Joel B Matiza (Murehwa South), Joyce Mujuru (Mt Darwin North), Herbert Murerwa (Goromonzi). The questions must at least be raised as to whether the ‘Mckenzie’ named as causing violence in Mudzi may be related to Isaac MacKenzie (Zanu-PF, Kariba); and whether ‘Victor Chitungo’, similarly named in Murehwa North, may not be a spelling error for Osward Victor Chitongo (Zanu-PF, Murehwa North). Four election results were also overturned by High Court judges, in part because of electoral violence. The Zanu-PF MPs involved in these cases are: Elliot Chauke (Chiredezi North), Kenneth Manyonda (Buhera North), Rueben Marumahoko (Hurungwe East) and Olivia Muchena (Mutoko South). They have all appealed to the Supreme Court against the High Court judgments. The challenge to the electoral success of the late Moven Mahachi (Makoni West), together with those of Gezi and Hunzvi, were halted by their deaths. But in all three constituencies, the sitting MPs were reported to have been personally involved in the violence. If all seven additional cases were included, the figure for Zanu-PF’s elected MPs known to have been personally involved in the violence would go up to 35,5%. And that figure excludes Presidential appointees to Parliament, one of whom was also named. Two other unsuccessful Zanu-PF candidates were also listed, Gladys Hokoyo (Budiriro) and Sabina Thembani (Mufakose), together with former MP Josphat Shumba. So one-third of the ruling party’s MPs elected in June 2000 were themselves implicated in violent and illegal acts during the electoral process. This proportion does not include another dozen cases withdrawn from the courts, including another four in which those elected were reportedly implicated, two in which opposition candidates had to flee their constituencies, one in which an opposition candidate was murdered, and three in which attempts were made to kill candidates. Nor does it include the inter-tribal clashes between Karanga and Shangane in Jeka village in which a policeman was seriously injured, which were allegedly incited by the re-elected Zanu-PF MP for Chiredzi South, Aaron Baloyi, bailed for Z$1 000 for his alleged role in such incitement in 1999.1 If all of these were to be included, well over half of Zanu-PF’s law-makers could be said to have been implicated in violence during the electoral process. What an example for Zimbabwean ‘democracy’ just after the country celebrated its twentieth birthday. And it got worse. Television footage2 recorded Phillip Chiyangwa (Zanu-PF, Chinhoyi) inciting party youths during the August 2001 mayhem on commercial farms in his constituency. 1 2 The Herald 27.3.00. The MDC’s appeal against Baloyi’s re-election was rejected by Justice Ziyambi. Shot by ZTV, but screened on BBC Channel 4 (The Standard 9.9.01). 14