leaders 10 June Politically motivated killings 11 June Abuse of power by traditional leaders 11 June Assault 11 June Elisha Chirimuimba, residing at Zhombwe Primary School P Box 146 Murehwa is also aspiring counsellor for MDC Alliance. Two-year old Professor Lumbe was found dead in Sunridge farm in a case of suspected politically motivated violence. The parents of the child believed that Professor Lumbe’s killing was politically motivated and there exist evidence of political rivalry and tensions involving the father a member of the National People’s Party (NPP) and ZANU-PF supporters. When Mr. Lumbe defected to NPP from ZANUPF he was warned by some ZANU-PF supporters that ‘munopedza mhuri’ (you risk having the whole family killed) for supporting NPP. Suspected ZANU PF supporters 1 Chief Chinamora summoned all village heads in Goromonzi to meet the aspiring ZANU PF Goromonzi West candidate, Energy Mutodi and other members of the ZANU PF National Consultative Assembly Tendai Savanhu, ZANU PF winning candidate for Harare primary elections in ward 4 and three of his supporters were assaulted and seriously injured after they clashed with Emmanuel Mahachi’s supporters at Stodart Hall. The youths argued that Savanhu rigged the primary elections Unknown Traditional leaders 1 ZANU PF supporters Assault ZANU PF Harare Provincial Chairman Godwills Masimirembwa was assaulted by suspected ZANU PF youths after he had instructed them to stop assaulting Tendai Savanhu’s supporters at Stodart Hall. 1 ZANU PF supporters 12 June Harassment & intimidation Village head of Gohoto Village (ward 2), Knowledge Sanyamwera threatened and warned Gohoto villagers to vote for ZANU PF. He threatened to evict anyone who does not follow his directive. He went on saying that he was going to demand to know where one would have voted for. Unknown Traditional leaders 14 June Assault Village Head T Chinyani, of Chinyani village, Ward 17 in Mashonaland East Province was assaulted by 8 men for supporting the MDC party at his homestead. It is alleged that the 8 men sung revolutionary songs and intimidated villagers who tried to interject. 1 Unknown 14 June Harassment & intimidation Tendai Simon also sitting Councillor of MDC-T of St’ Marys Chitungwiza reportedly failed to submit nomination papers after his papers were grabbed and torn. Ephraim Chengeta allegedly intimidated and threatened Dorothy Mabasa of Mhondoro with unspecified action whilst she was trying to submit her nomination papers. 1 MDC-T Alliance 14 Harassment & Tendai Macheka who is the MDC Alliance candidate 1 MDC-T 24

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