MUTARE Zanu (PF) activists and war veterans in Mutare district are forcing unemployed youths in the rural areas to attend election campaign lessons in preparation for fresh elections in 2011.According to irate parents, Zanu (PF) has opened an elections campaign centre at Eagles Training Centre in the Vumba area situated about 15km east of Mutare. Some Border Gezi Training Centre instructors who have a war background are contacting the training courses.
The children said they are being told to beat up all suspected MDC supporters and ordered to campaign for Zanu (PF) during the next elections, said another parent speaking at Matondo business centre.