He explained that when his relatives got to the camp they
were ordered to denounce the MDC and all its leaders. They were also told
that Denga had sold out by standing as an MP for Mbare and that the family
had to be taught a lesson in patriotism. The whole family was then set upon
by thugs wielding logs. His brother sustained a broken leg while one of his
nieces broke a hand, and others received lacerations to their bodies. All
members are now safe and receiving treatment, but have vowed to return to
their wards to vote in the June 27th election. Denga said that everyone in
the area is sick and tired of Zanu PF violence and they want to bring things
to an end as soon a possible. The attack on Denga’s family comes a few days
after family members of spokesman Nelson Chamisa were also attacked in Gutu
last week Friday. Chamisa said armed soldiers and suspected Zanu PF militia
members assaulted his mother and grandmother and younger brother at his
rural home in the Chiwara communal lands of Gutu South constituency in
Masvingo province. The attackers then proceeded to seek out and batter
Chamisa’s other relatives in the village.
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