His comments come on the back of indications that hundreds of soldiers have been deployed into the rural areas, where Zanu PF has a maintained stranglehold using well-honed strategies of intimidation and vote buying. Soldiers have been told to return to their rural homes to help with the Zanu PF election campaign.
Chiwenga’s statements echo those of the Zimbabwe Prisons Service (ZPS) head, Paradzai Zimondi, who has instructed the police force to vote for Mugabe. However, in surprising show of defiance, junior ZPF members are reported to have lambasted their commissioner, branding the order as “insane”. Â
Both factions of the MDC and independent candidate Simba Makoni, who is a former Zanu PF finance minister, have criticised the police for continued harassment.Â
A spokesperson for the Mutambara faction, Abednico Bhebhe, said his group had lodged a complaint with the electoral authorities, protesting intimidation of supporters.  He said conditions were not conducive for a free and fair election.
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