Jerera villagers fear repeat of murders if Zanu PF loses ZAKA – “I still have strong memories of this day, June 3, 2008, when I woke up early in the morning from my village to Jerera Growth point to book a better place on the mealie meal queue,” recalls Mbuya Getrude Gweme, 68. “On approaching the shops around 6am I saw people milling around one of the growth point’s buildings and I rushed to get a glimpse of what had happened, only to see the shock of my life, a charred dead body lying outside after political violence. We now wonder if the same situation will happen to us if Zanu PF loses elections,” The memories of June 3, 2008, are still fresh and linger in the brains and hearts of scores of Jerera villagers. They fear a repeat of heinous political murders if Zanu PF is trounced again in the coming make-or-break general polls slated for July 31. A recent visit to the political hotbed district revealed that the ghost of 2008 is still haunting villagers. Many are fearful of going to the ballot freely to chose their preferred parties and candidates, despite a relative peace in the run up to the elections...dailynews.co.zw/articles/2013/07/22/jerera-villagers-fear-repeat-of-murders-if-zanu-pf-loses
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:27:28 +0000
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