In an interview with The Zimbabwean, the Manicaland MDC-T spokesperson Pishai Muchauraya, who is also the MP for Makoni South said: If the present trend is allowed to go unchecked by authorities, then it could lead to similar scenes of violence that characterised the 2008 harmonised elections.
Muchauraya said: Manicaland has already recorded incidents that include assaults, threats, and intimidation. Complaints are coming from all the districts of the province. Chimanimani and Chipinge districts are taking the brunt of the attacks from war veterans and armed soldiers. He explained that the police have, as usual, failed to act to prevent the intimidation and attacks. I want to urge all legislators from all parties to play a key role in ensuring a violence-free polls campaign by disciplining their supporters, explained Muchauraya.
Zanu PF is getting nervous at the upcoming referendum and elections because it is aware that it has lost support. We must not be deterred by Zanu (PF). We must all be brave and stand up and take this opportunity and express ourselves and contribute towards the new constitution, said John Muradzikwa a defiant MDC councillor in Mutare district. He added: Zimbabwean people are politically more mature now and therefore no amount of intimidation and violence will stop them expressing their views. I urge all Zimbabweans to stand up and fight for their democracy. In Buhera, a volatile district in the province, most of the complaints were about attacks on home and property rather than on individuals.
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