3. Public Hearings- Geographical Coverage From the map above, it can be noted that the hearings were thinly spread which resulted in very few people participating with an average of 60-70 people per each meeting. Parliament cited resource constraints as the reason for conducting few meetings. While varying reasons can be given to justify the choice of the venues the cost to attend the hearings was beyond the reach of many given that they had to board transport to access the venues. This therefore made the hearings highly discriminatory in nature. In addition, most hearings like the ones in Hwange, Plumtree, Bulawayo, Chinhoyi and Marondera were held in the afternoon meaning that participants had to secure accommodation after the hearings. The issue of costs restricted many participants particularly survivors of political violence who naturally are key stakeholders in the quest for healing and reconciliation. 3