The MDC ’s International Affairs Secretary,Eliphas Mukonoweshuro,MDC-Gutu South., on Thursday escaped an attack by the army and Central Intelligence operatives.
“I have been chased by a car of hit men. It is a combination of Zanu-PF hoodlums and army officers who are campaigning for Zanu-PF.
“They call that campaigning but they use guns, machetes and spears to ensure that they brutalise everybody into submission.
“Either you vote for Zanu-PF or you don’t vote at all. I’ve got information that I must not go back into the constituency until after the 27th of June because I’ll be killed.”
“For a long time, we ceased to have a civilian government in this country,” he said.
“What we have is this civil military junta, a combination of a few politicians and the army. We do not believe that Mugabe himself has lost control.
metrorunofflogo MDC MP Mukonoweshuro survives attack
“He has not lost control, but he has ignored all civilian trappings of government and is ruling with the army.”
“The strategy of Mr Mugabe and his Zanu-PF Party is to ensure there is no re-run. At the present moment it is very very difficult to campaign,” Mukonoweshuro said.
Mukonoweshuro says he will go back despite the threat.
“My supporters are in there, members of the MDC are in there and I cannot leave them in the lurch,”I will put everything else into the hands of the Almighty,”he said.
Mukonoweshuro won Gutu South when he beat Former minister of Youth and Gender Shuvai Mahova by a wide margin. Mahofa has held the Gutu South seat since 1985.
Matibe and Chebudo’s homes attacked
The MDC MP elect for Chegutu West Takalani Matibe’s house in Chegutu was attacked,instead of police arresting the attackers they arrested Matibe.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai had paid a visit to Matibe, which attracted thousands of local MDC supporters to the MP’s home, the police descended on Matibe and arrested him. Moments later local Zanu-PF militants arrived and stoned Matibe’s house.
On the same day the rural home of Kwekwe MP elect, Blessing Chebundo was last night also attacked in Kazangarare Village in Hurungwe, apparently also by Zanu PF militia.
Observers shocked
Tanki Mothae, director for the SADC organ on politics, defence and security, who is leading the SADC Observer team lammented,”It is a mammoth task. There are challenges out there.”
