2.8.4. Mashonaland Central The outreach consultation process started on the 22nd of June 2010 and ended on the 5th of October 2010. A total of 652 meetings were held in 232 Wards across the 8 districts of the province. All meetings were conducted in a peaceful environment where all people freely participated and aired their views. The highest attendance was recorded at Muzarabani where 2 623 people attended one meeting. The lowest was at Matitima Dam in Mt Darwin where only 24 people attended to air their views on the new constitution. A total of 214,023 people attended the meetings in the province, the highest number of attendance in all the provinces. Team members faced accommodation problems as they were regularly booked out of Hotels due to non-payment of bills. Team members also travelled long distances to the meeting venues as some of them were based in Harare. Two motor vehicles were involved in accidents but fortunately, there were no serious injuries. The meetings in the province were supervised by Hon. Gift Chimanikire and Hon. Edward Chindori-Chininga and were assisted by the Provincial Coordinator Mr J.T. Jaji and eight District Coordinators from the eight Districts in the province. The outcomes of the meetings are clearly indicated in the National and Provincial Statistical reports as annexures to this report. 2.8.5. Mashonaland East A total of 567 meetings were held in the nine districts of the province. Generally, the outreach meetings were conducted in a peaceful environment, with 181,756 people attending the meetings. There were however allegations that some people were being intimidated on their way to meetings, and this resulted in fewer people making contributions in some of the meetings. There were minimal accommodation and logistical challenges in the Province and as a result the process went on smoothly. The only major challenge was the late availability of fuel in some instances, resulting in some meetings being held late. The process was overseen by Hon. Olivia Muchena and Hon. Ian Kay and was assisted by the Provincial Coordinator Mr. Ndarukwa and the nine District Coordinators in the nine districts of the Province. The outcomes of the meetings in the province are clearly indicated in the National and Provincial Statistical reports as annexures to this report. 38 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013