HILLARY NDUWENI
HARARE-In a disturbing incident of politically motivated violence, two senior members of the newly formed Zvido Zvevanhu People’s Party (ZZPP) were beaten in Highfield West Constituency for wearing their party regalia.
ZZPP secretary for mobilisation as well as shadow MP for Highfield West Constituency, Kudzie Masaya confirmed the incident to The Midweek Watch on Saturday last week.
“Our members were putting on their T-Shirts while walking around the Constituency and some alleged rogue Zanu PF members approached them and started beating them up and they went on to burn their T-Shirts as well.
“They told them that, this was a Zanu PF territory and they should not move around putting on opposition party T-Shirts or they face death,” said Masaya.
One of the victims only identified as Mr. Smith sustained head and back injuries and lost cash amounting to US$130, a cellphone, property and all the T-Shirts at his house were confiscated by the youths who claimed to be belonging to the ruling party.
“One of our members yakarohwa zvakaipisisa chaizvo ichipomerwa mhosva yeku supporter Zvido Zvevanhu
Mr Smith vakapindirwa mumba usiku around 11pm vakarohwa nekubirwa USD$130.00 pamwe nephone nemimwe midziyo inosanganisira maT Shirt e Zvido Zvevanhu nyaya iyi yakamhangarwa kumapurisa asi mapurisa RRB5430973 haasati asunga munhu kana mumwe vanhu vakapara mhosva iyi vanozikamwa vanofamba vari free every day (The assailants are known and they are walking scott free
Koti nhasi (Saturday25/02/23) around 1pm mumwe muyouth wedu Hamilton anga achifamba akapfeka T Shirt yedu ye Zvido Zvevanhu akashungurudzwa zvakanyanya kubvisiswa T Shirt ikapiswa pamberi pake achipomerwa mhosva yekuve nhengo ye Zvido Zvevanhu
Isu veZvido Zvevanhu hatikurudzire mhirizhonga tinoda runyararo munyika nekuti nyika ndeyedu tose and Zvido Zvevanhu iri zviri pamutemo wemuZimbabwe tikuda free and fair elections, Zanu PF haisiyane nezvekunyepera vana veZimbabwe coz from 1980 ichinyepa vanhu vaakuziva chokwadi saka yaakushandisa mhirizhonga ichirwisa vana veZimbabwe.
“Mnangagwa akundikana kubatanidza vana veZimbabwe akufana kuti asiye basa ndonguva people of Zimbabwe let’s vote Zanu PF out for a better Zimbabwe.
“Hamilton made a Police report but nothing is being done to arrest the violence perpetrators.
“I want to send a very strong message to Cde Mnangagwa, haikona kumanikidza vanhu kuti vakude kana vasisade havachada mavanyepera nguva yareba vanhu vakakupai mukana and makakundikana don’t be power hungry be a leader with the people at heart,” said the tearful Masaya.
The incident happens when the country is left with less than five months to go to the crunch harmonised elections where the Zimbabwe Election Support Network and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission are on record condemning political vioence.
They have been urging members of different political parties to engage in peaceful campaigning and voting in the forthcoming harmonised elections.
