PF supporters intimidated and harassed other participants resulting in the cancellation of the hearing. The supporters were chanting party slogans and singing disrupting the whole process. Inadequate advertising of the hearings also negatively affected the participation of many people. For example in Hwange, many people were seen milling around the venue but refused to attend the hearings claiming that they were never informed and proposed that next time Parliament should use other sources of media besides radio as the area has poor signal. HEARINGS-This stage mandates the relevant chairperson to allocate adequate time for a person to make an oral submission as well as record the proceedings for future reference. A participant is therefore allowed to use any of the three official Zimbabwean languages; Shona, Ndebele and English when making a submission. Ground rules for the meeting must be explained beforehand as a way of controlling its flow. During the public hearings by both teams, ground rules were always made clear however, challenges arose in Gutu where functions of the NPRC Bill were read out in English despite Shona being the major language of communication by the participants. It was also revealed during the hearings that copies of the translated Bill were not availed and Parliament did not have an interpreter on standby to assist with unpacking the provisions of the Bill. The Matabeleland team members struggled to communicate provisions of the Bill in Ndebele because some of the Committee members who are Ndebele speakers were not very conversant with provisions of the Bill thereby struggling to interpret from English to Ndebele. In addition some members of the Parliamentary Committee failed to avail adequate time for participants to contribute. This was noted in areas such as Gutu and Lupane. Heal Zimbabwe is also dismayed by the lack of participation by political parties during the hearings. Political parties were supposed to mobilize their supporters for the hearings since in most cases, violence that takes place in the country is usually linked to political processes like elections. 5