Biti admitted that the funds were not yet available, but promised the money would be availed soon, but did not specify the sources even the Southern African Development Community is a likely donor.
“We are doing everything possible to make sure that lack of funding does not become a reason for not conducting the elections as expected,” said Biti.
Biti did not have kind words for Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, whom he accused frustrating potential funders of the poll, apparently referring to previous statements he has made setting stringent conditions for donors.
He also took a swipe at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for the recent bumpy special vote process for uniformed forces, ZEC staff and diplomatic missions that resulted in about half of the voters failing to cast their ballots due to poor planning.
“Section 81A of the constitution clearly provides that special voting should be held over two days and not less than 16 days before the actual national vote. Voting on July 15, was thus in breach of the law,” said Biti.
MDC-T wrote to ZEC about the breach of the law and is yet to get a response, with Biti saying they would go to court over the matter.
The over 44, 000 recently disenfranchised police, army and other civil servants are unlikely to have another opportunity to cast the ballot.
Section 81B of the constitution provides that, anyone allocated Special Vote cannot vote again.
If ZEC wants affected officers to vote on July 31, it has to challenge the constitutionality of the section.
Biti said chances to do so were slim, since ZEC may not afford to take President Robert Mugabe who signed the constitution into law to task.
Treasury availed $11 million dollars to ZEC for the Special Vote and recently provided another $20 million towards the July 31 poll where more than 6 million people are expected to vote.
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Biti, please provide the funding since Zimbabweans are raring to free themselves from the clutches of dictatorship. It’s now or never. We can’t wait for the polls.
Biti, please provide the funding since Zimbabweans are raring to free themselves from the clutches of dictatorship. It’s now or never. We can’t wait for the polls.
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