The Zimbabwean was told that two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) youths, Taurai Chigede and Clement Takaendesa, were shot at point blank range by Brigadier Mavenge, while scores of other were sent scurrying for cover. Takaendesa died on the spot, and Chigede was battling for life in a hospital in Kwekwe last night, according to MDC Health Secretary Dr Henry Madzorera.
“They were fishing in Mbembeswani River when the retired army officer fired live ammunition, without even a warning shot,” Madzorera said. “These were well-known opposition activists and these attacks were senseless given the ongoing mediation between us and the regime.”
Brigadier Mavenge, who was Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Chief Election Agent in 2000, was arrested by Kwekwe police. – Chief Reporter