A copy of the roadmap indicates that both the two MDC formations would like the a new recruitment drive for ZEC in order to weed out state spy agents.
Top MDC leadership including party President Morgan Tsvangirai have indicated that ZEC the body that presides over elections is infested with members of the despised secret service , but Zanu PF which has a deep rooted relationship with the spy agency says that they should be no changes as that would comprise the commission.
Apart from calling for a new recruitment drive the two MDC formations are insisting that the country involves SADC observers six months before elections and also after in order to ensure that the elections will be free and fair. Also the two formations would like to see the much talked about security reforms which would entail that state security institutions such as the police and the army issue a public statement to the effect that they will respect the laws of the country and will also respect the outcome of the elections.
Civil organisations in the country and the two MDC formations have always argued that the police and the army are actively propping up Zanu PF. On several occasions the feared army has been deployed around the country to instil fear into villagers.
But Zanu PF denies that the army is active in politics despite the fact that service chiefs have publicly declared that they support the former ruling party.
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