guarantees the right to equality and non-discrimination on the basis of
tribe.
2.5 Complainants further allege that respondent was violating the children’s
right to education protected in Section 75 of the Constitution as children
were being taken out of their schooling environment to attend rallies.
Further that 2nd respondent abused school property such as desks and
motor vehicles which were repaired at the expense of the parents if they
were damages as a result of their use at the Second Respondent’s
political rallies.
2.6 Complainants claim that their locus standi to act on behalf of the children
and rural teachers is derived from Section 85 (1) (b) (c) (d) and (e) of the
Constitution.
2.7 It is further alleged that rural teachers have been forced to attend political
gatherings and also to contribute money to support ZANU PF political
activities. Some of them have been forced to donate household
properties such as sofas, tables, kitchen utensils and cutlery. Further,
they were forced to donate amounts ranging from $1 to $10 to advance
respondent’s activities and rallies. Schools were being forced to provide
buses for ZANU PF’s rallies. Complainants aver that the rights of rural
teachers were being violated by ZANU PF as they were forced to attend
rallies and fund party activities. A copy of communication to this effect
was availed to the Commission whereby teachers from all Primary and
Secondary Schools were requested to contribute towards the Youth
Interface rally that was held in Bindura, Mashonaland Central on the 9 th
of September 2017. The communication has been annexed to this report
as “Annexure A.”
2.8 It is further alleged that teachers were victimized, abused, falsely
accused and even forced to vote as assisted voters yet they are people
who are well educated and could write and read on their own without any
difficulties. The same teacher could not turn down such assistance as
they were threatened with unspecified action.
2.9 A particular complaint was at ALL Souls Mission School in Mutoko in
Mashonaland East where teachers were forced by the school head to
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