Thread by @Laque_davis

1] #KwekweRallyHorror

Was doing a followup on a colleague from Kwekwe, whom I shan't name for his own security, who was stubbed at the Yellow Sunday rally, addressed by @nelsonchamisa last Sunday

The story is chilling & leaves you fearful & frustrate beyond anyone's compression

2] His story goes....

He was eventually alerted by commotion behind him, & turned back to saw machete welding men running towards him, randomly hitting CCC supporter.

One of them began chasing him & eventually caught up, & proceeded to tackle him to the ground, where he fell.

3] Once he fell, the man started stabbing him countless times, with a long spear he was holding

His only saving grace was that he fortunately fell on his stomach. Consequently, he was stubbed on his backside

Had he fallen on his back, he would've been stubbed on his stomach

4] Once the perpetrator was satisfied, he left him & began chasing other victims.

For this particular guy, some colleagues eventually accessed him & proceeded to hide him in a toilet, in one of the shops apparently near the rally venue.

Sadly, he lost quite a lot of blood.

5] Eventually, they took him to a nearby clinic, where they couldn't offer much help & adviced he rather be taken to the Kwekwe General Hospital.

As they were being attended, the nurses at KKGH highlighted that he was lucky to still be alive as he had lost too much blood.

6] They eventually attended to him, put him on drip & his life was spared

Here's where the story gets more scary...

One of the nurses advised that his friends take him home as they couldn't guarantee the safety of victims of "political violence"

This is the Midlands experience

7] This is just one of the many stories, of the particular day

Mbobeni wasn't as fortunate

Many others will opt to hide fearing retribution
Many perpetrators of political violence either don't get arrested, or don't get convicted

Their victims live with that extra fear/burden

8] Imagine a country where a political party turns certain areas into their "strongholds", not on the basis of electoral support, but unchallenged authority & criminality

This is the experience of many citizens who dare publicly support Opp parties

This is the legacy of ZanuPF

and saw*

9] I'm told CCC Mbizo candidate Hon Settlement Chikwinya & Dr Madzorera, have been doing followups on all victims & offering medical assistance.

This is worth acknowledging

Apparently, Chikwinya was himself forced to abandon his home midnight, few months back, by Zanupf thugs

10] Now, as if the butcher of Mboneni wasn't horrifying enough to the family, some unknown man have invaded his homstead & forced themselves onto his funeral arrangements

What's their agenda?
What will come out of his postmortem?
How much of this is being coordinated by ZanuPF?

11] And while we try to make sense of all these developments, the same predicament befell CCC rally in Chitungwiza on Sunday.

Other citizen were butchered in Highfield & Epworth.

Would seem like ZanuPF is responding to all CCC rallies with violent attacks.

What's the end game?

12] When you listen to these chilling stories, & then read ZanuPF attempts to trivialise people's experiences, or spin them away, your blood boils with anger.

For some here, the victims are our colleagues, family & friends.

We feel their pain.
Spinning adds salt to our wounds.

13] Sadly, pseudo-analysts are of the illusion that the struggle against ZanuPF is about "policies, philosophy, slogans, party logos" etc

Truth is, this is now a matter of life & death
It's about saving the soul of the country

Unarmed citizens are competing with unhinged devils

14] Fellow citizens, let's normalise checking up on each other.

ZanuPF is becoming more & more desperate
Away from social media & during the night, the devil is unleashed

Those who can, pray

At a time when we can't either blink nor look back, they are baying for blood

enkosi!