could continue. Some people who were assaulted sustained facial injuries. The meeting eventually
failed to proceed as the police who had been called were unable to restore order.
Mashonaland Central
The Mount Darwin West by election to fill the seat that should have been filled way back when
former VP Mujuru was appointed Vice President after the July 31 elections was held on March 27.
There were intra party scuffles before the primary elections. The seat was won by Zanu PF candidate
Barnwell Seremwe.
Mashonaland East
Former Zanu PF chairperson for
Mashonaland East Ray Kaukonde who
was dismissed because he was
perceived to be aligned to the Joice
Mujuru faction donated equipment to
Rakodzi Secondary School in Marondera
Central to repair a broken sewerage
system. However, Zanu PF local leaders
in the area led by Christian
Mashayamombe and Lawrence Katsiru
tried in vain to block the donation as
they labelled him a sell out. He however
managed to donate the equipment in his
personal capacity to avert a looming
disaster as the school was facing closure
by the Environmental Management
Agency on the basis of sanitation at the
school. A former Zanu PF chairperson for
Mutoko South who was harassed in
January and fled the area came back
hoping to continue as the chairperson
but on 20 March 2015 he was chased
from his office at Mutoko Centre by
party members who accused him of
being aligned to former VP Joice Mujuru.
Mashonaland West
Zanu PF leaders in Mhondoro Mubaira went door to door demanding $1 from every household for
independence celebrations. Residents of Rio Tinto Secondary School were threatened with denial of
inputs if they did not comply. Only six people contributed at the school. The Zanu PF local leaders
promised to follow up on people who did not comply with their demands when schools open. In a
separate incident Lucia Musinga of Zanu PF in Murombedzi, Zvimba West is alleged to have collected
$2 from every shop at Murombedzi Growth Point. Those who could not pay the money it is reported
had to provide reasons for failing to pay which reasons were recorded.
Masvingo
In Masvingo North, Ward 14 Zano Village, Zanu PF activists Cephas Baramasimbe and Spiwe
Chirashanye were forcing people to attend Zanu PF restructuring meetings. The exercise which
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