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Zanu PF activists invade a farm belonging to an MDC official
Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP)
August 23, 2012

A group of Zanu PF activists numbering about 200 yesterday invaded a farm belonging to Norman Sachikonye the principal director in the Prime Minister's Office and an aspiring MDC-T parliamentary candidate for Makoni central.

The land invaders who were singing and dancing to Zanu PF and liberation war songs and clad in Zanu PF regalia descended onto the aspiring legislator's Zimati Kop farm and started pegging and haphazardly allocating stands among themselves.

The invaders were allegedly being led and encouraged by an official identified as Rusape Town Council acting secretary Darlington Museka.

A Zimbabwe Peace Project monitor who witnessed the invasion said police officers who were present did not say or do anything to stop the invasion.

Sachikonye, last week, publicly declared his interest to represent Makoni Central on an MDC-T ticket.

The ZPP spoke to Sachikonye who said the land, which is 1km from Rusape Town Centre, was actually meant for the development of a residential area.

"The invaders are back today (Thursday 23 August, 2012) on the land and they are continuing from where they left. After I reported the matter to the police yesterday they wanted me to give them more information on how we acquired the land. We actually have a certificate of no present interest from the Ministry of Lands which we got in 2010," said Sachikonye.

He said they were in the process of selling housing stands to individuals as the 1 115 hectares piece of land is to be developed into a residential area.

"The police told me that they want a complete file of the circumstances on how we acquired the land and that is what we are going to do now. I have title deeds to the land and I am sure the documentation is going to be helpful," added Sachikonye.

Meanwhile, Zanu PF youths have resuscitated three terror bases at Kazangarare Shopping Centre in Hurungwe East where villagers are being harassed and intimidated on a daily basis for failing to attend Zanu PF meetings.

The Zanu PF militias are jogging every morning intimidating villagers with liberation war songs and reminding them of the 2008 election violence.

A ZPP monitor from the constituency reports that the Zanu PF youths are also assaulting people who would have disembarked from buses at the centre for not attending their daily meetings.

A local photographer and several other people are reportedly injured following attacks from the Zanu PF youths led by Peter Madamombe who is suspected to be a soldier and Samson Kapesa.

Two other terror bases have been reportedly set-up at Razor Shops and Kasora Business Centre led by Dickson Munyoro and Luke Zinyenye respectively.

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