He made the statement at a peace prayer rally conducted by the Zimbabwe Pastors Fellowship at Rudhaka Stadium last Saturday. The service was held under the theme ‘Burying the hatchet’ and was attended by 5 000 people from across the political divide in Mashonaland East Province.
Munemo urged Zimbabweans to register as voters and vote peacefully in coming elections.
“Every Zimbabwean of voting age should get registered as a voter and participate in harmonised elections due this year. Everyone must be proud to be part of the electoral process and express the freedom of expression, choice and association through the ballot.
“People who did not participate in the recent referendum should be reminded that it is not clever to exclude oneself from the country’s crucial processes. Those intending not to be part of coming elections are not any wiser,” Munemo told the packed stadium.
He reminded new voters that all that was needed to register as a voter was proof of residence and a national identification document.
Pastor after pastor prayed for harmony in the GNU and wise leadership in the office of President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Vice Prime Ministers Arthur Mutambara and Thokhozani Khupe and MDC leader Welshman Ncube.
Parties in the GNU were invited to deliver peace speeches. Only MDC leadership responded, with MDC-T Mashonaland East Provincial chairperson Pinnel Denga telling those gathered not to engage in violence.
“I hope Zimbabwe has learned the hard way that violence does not pay and is counterproductive to the country,” said Denga.
He described the initiative to preach peace by Zimbabwe Pastors Fellowship as reconciliatory and developmental to the nation.
“A peaceful environment would allow for infrastructural development. Better schools, clinics, hospitals, roads, dams among others would be realised in a peaceful environment.”
President of ZIMPAF, Watson Furayi, said churches wanted to nip violence in the bud rather than wait to react after the damage had been done.
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