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More people displaced in Mutasa North
Zimbabwe Peace Project
April 08, 2005

Zanu PF has allegedly intensified its crackdown on perceived and known Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters following reports that 15 people have been displaced by war veterans and Zanu PF supporters in Mutasa North.

This comes against the background of massive displacements reported by the ZPP on April 4 in which 21 MDC supporters were evicted from their homes in Makoni East. It is said unidentified Zanu PF activists are carrying out door-to-door 'witch-hunts' in a bid to 'sniff out' MDC supporters.

The MDC's parliamentary candidate Evelyn Masaiti garnered 6605 votes against Zanu PF's Michael Nyambuya, a retired army boss.

The 15 alleged victims are: PS of Ruchera village, JS, his wife R and two children (also of Ruchera, MM (from the London Store area), BC and FC (both from Nyarumburwe village), WC and CC (from Samanga village), BK (from Ward 8 in Makaratsa village), SM (from Ward 21, Daze village, under Chief Tangwena's jurisdiction in Gaeresi), EJ (Ward 6 in Samanga), and TB and VM (Ward 5, Muparutsa village).

According to confirmed reports, a manhunt for MM from the London Store area along the Rusape Nyanga road has been launched by local Zanu PF leaders who accused the said victim of campaigning for the MDC. The victim claims he has been living in the bush for two weeks and has been living on maize cobs filched from maize fields on his way to Mutare, and hand outs from well wishers.

Also according to reports, some of the displaced people in the constituency have taken to living in plastic shacks as destitutes at Hauna Growth Point in the Honde Valley.

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