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1/23 MUTSEYAMI AND SATSWAYO CAUSE MAYHAM AS SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND HOSIPITALIZED

Violence, Imposition Mars MDC District Congresses In Manicaland

MDC congress elections for district level failed to proceed in four of the party’s Manicaland districts on Saturday

2/23 as violence broke out at some voting points while allegations of candidates imposition also took centre stage. Elections were supposed to be held on Saturday to elect district executives for Makoni Central, Makoni West, Mutare Central as well as Chikanga-Dangamvura districts

3/23 but all failed to take place for various reasons ranging from violence to candidate imposition.

“The Nelson Chamisa leadership must stop interfering with our district processes here,” a ward chairperson could be heard at a voting point in Makoni Central.

4/23 “There is no democracy any more in the party. Why are they afraid to let us vote for our preferred leaders?”

A national executive team from Harare which was led by Clifford Hlatwayo was accused by Manicaland structures of candidates imposition and vote-buying,

5/23 leading to ugly skirmishes reminiscent of the violence that broke out in other districts like Kuwadzana, Chegutu and Chitungwiza.

In Makoni Central, five pro-Douglas Mwonzora supporters were bashed by fellow party members aligned to MDC president Nelson Chamisa.

6/23 Legislator for the area, businessman David Tekeshe, who is also reportedly a Douglas Mwonzora supporter, was squaring off with fellow legislator Prosper Mutseyami, a pro-Chamisa candidate.

7/23 The voting could not proceed, but the congress supervising team led by National Executive members Clifford Hlatwayo, Tarusengwa, Mandere, and Muzoda reportedly declared Mutseyami the winner despite the fact that people were blocked from voting.

8/23 In Mutare Central, police were called in after violence broke out as the same National Executive team led by Clifford Hlatwayo attempted to bring in people from outside the district to participate in the voting.

9/23 “Police were called in as skirmishes were building up,” an MDC member told ZOOMZimbabwe.

She added: “The Chamisa camp bussed in people from Mutare South, Hatzell, Africa University and some other plots and farms in those areas to come and vote in Mutare Central.”

10/23 One candidate named Chipara, who is understood to be pro-Mwonzora, was meant to square off with one Mr. Karuru, a Chamisa ally.
An eyewitness described how the drama played out leading to the cancellation of the voting process after police were called in.

11/23 “Trouble started when people who are not from our district, some of whom came in farm tractors, came to the voting point. This did not sit well with locals who fought to have the voting stopped.

12/23 “A fight ensued, but police were quick to respond after being called in, and it is the police who stopped the process. We are unsure when the vote will happen, if at all, but our fear is that a candidate will be imposed as happened in the run-up to 2018 elections.”

13/23 A source in Makoni West said that suspected politicians from Harvest House in Harare, reportedly went around inducing people to vote in a certain way using RTGS$10 “gifts”.

14/23 “The same rigging that saw primary elections being abandoned countrywide in 2018 is back with us,” a Makoni West MDC supporter said. “If you think there is democracy under this current MDC leadership, dream on.”

15/23 ALLEGED HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

* “Mutseyami has a long history of diving the province when it comes to votes. The most notable form of violence by Proper Mutseyami happened in 2013 when Prosper blocked Tsvangirai from addressing structures in Mutare. “

16/23 * “Hon Prosper Mutseyami wants to be the God father of Manicaland and offers FALSE unsolicitated advice to leadership and flip flops to and fro every constituency in manicaland while misleading the President.”

17/23 * “The 2013 Tsunga scenario in Chikanga Dangamvura is a good example.”
* “Mutasa South was the same. “

* “Suppose these issues are not solved in Chipinge South , West and Musikavanhu. Wake up leadership.”

* “Dont be fooled by surrogates and proxies for Mutseyami.”

18/23 * “That Mutseyami is putting the name of the President into disrepute .”
* “It is starting to backfire because those candidates are losing . “

19/23 * “Mutseyami is a thug years bak during mudzuri's term as organising sec akarohweswa ndi prosper also mahlangu akarohwesa prosper ari organ we province.”

20/23 * “We have women who are also disabled now coz of prosper . Judy chikwengo vakatoremara nanhasi vana mai chihururu vakarohwa and so many women including sithole samson frm chipinge akarohwa akatorerwa ma camera ake. “

21/23 * “In chipinge central he caused division and aiita violence which led to that district not to participate ku congress.”

22/23 * “during Mubatsa's term as prov chair vakaita kumurowa vakamukandira mumota pa harvest. After all these violence he was suspended akabvisiswa fine ne party including mutsekwa. “

23/23 * “During 2014 congress at beit hall aka hire ma thugs ake akatuka Tsvangirai vachiti u cant win manicaland they even break the beithall door. He used chisango, allan, dube and others.”