via Zanu PF youths in door-to-door campaign – DailyNews Live 26 February 2015 by Chengetai Zvauya
HARARE – Zanu PF has roped in youths to shore up its dwindling support base in the urban areas by conducting door-to-door campaigns which have left most residents terrified.
The youths, were this week spotted in Harare’s Southerton suburb where they were demanding to see national identity cards ostensibly to verify if people will be eligible to vote.
This has brought tension in the suburb where most residents are reluctant to volunteer their particulars for fear of either victimisation or abuse.
“We are preparing for elections and there is need to know who our member is and who is not. Youths don’t want to be left behind and are taking an active role as there are the vanguard of the party,” Kudzanayi Chipanga, Zanu PF youth leader told the Daily News.
“Our youth members are heavily involved in the programme as we want to know the exact numbers of our supporters, whether they are registered voters or not and whether one has an national identity document. It is an ongoing exercise in the party structures and we are building our party cells,” Chipanga added.
Last week, the youths were also spotted in other areas such as Chitungwiza, Mabvuku, Glen View and the surrounding peri-urban areas Domboshawa and Goromonzi among others.
President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party won the 2013 harmonised elections under controversial circumstances with opposition political parties claiming rigging, intimidation, ghost voters and lack of a credible voters’ roll among other grievances.
COMMENTS
This epitomizes lawlessness. Can police please arrest these youths! What right do they have to ask for people’s identity cards? They are not law enforcement agents – why are they harassing people in the privacy of their homes?
it is what it appears to be… a campaign of intimidation.
The dictator in waiting just started his strategy mmmmm…We heard of Sabhuku nevanhu vake just recently. ..Only the devils rule by INTIMIDATION,DOMINATION MANIPULATION and CONTROL
Would the police allow opposition party youths do the same? If the answer is no…then vanhu ngavarohwe kwese kwavanopinda imbavha nemakororo.
hapana chisinga peri this people think forcing people to go door to door and intimidate people is a solution to win election or to win the peoples support thats not true we are tired of being useless the president is too old to run the country this is not fair to the old man he needs a rest .There are some possitives about him and some good decisions that he mad in his tenure but eeeeeish we need to respect his family and him . He must just step down guys common sense can tell you that at 91 one has to say enough is enough but with useless people like Mnangagwa and those around him hey he must just hang in there and hope he does not die . He is proving to them that they are useles they cant do without him its like fielding an injured soccer player while you have fit ones on the bench it shows that they as good as injured .Mnangagwa and the rest are as old as comrade President Mugabe because there is nothing fresh from them gents Zimbabwe is for everyone not for those dirty pagan wearing skin