Mashonaland West
5.24.
KADOMA
5.24.1. On the 24th and 25th of January the ZHRC visited Mashonaland West
-Kadoma and Chegutu. From its own observations there was a ZANU
PF burnt building, damaged guardroom at Rimuka Police Station,
broken windows at Rimuka Council offices, damaged shops (doors and
windows) at Rimuka shopping centre.
Above pictures of Burnt ZANU PF Offices and some of the damaged shops
5.24.2. In trying to establish the causes of the Monday disturbances (14 th
January 2019), the ZHRC spoke randomly to some Ward 2 residents.
They indicated to the Commission that it was a normal day until around
or after lunch whereby from their houses they heard children coming
back from school saying they were instructed to go back home. About
that time people were just saying, “Chabvondoka handei” (meaning all
hell has broken lose, let’s go) and out of curiosity people just followed
the crowds. There were people who were already burning tyres in the
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