‘CIO trailing me over People First’
MAKONI – A group of unidentified strangers strongly believed to be members of the spooky State spy agency, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) have reportedly been trailing a school head in Makoni.
The educator, Onius Muropa, who superintends Madzingidzi Primary School was also recently confronted by Makoni West Member of Parliament, Kudzai Chipanga over his alleged support for the newly formed Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) party.
Muropa revealed on Wednesday, that he has been coordinating ZimPF activities in the constituency since the emergence of the new political outfit in the rural area, expressing palpable discomfort at the intentions of the nagging spies.
“I was recently asked to come and present myself at the local CIO offices in Tsanzaguru for questioning. Because I have not presented myself for questioning I everyday see people that I do not know trailing me,” he said.
Tsanzaguru is a township about 10 km south of Rusape, where Muropa normally resides.
Muropa’s pursuers have reportedly been on his trail since schools closed for the first term for the holidays.
Another source, who is close to the headmaster corroborated that they had been worried for Muropa for weeks after it became clear there were people potentially bent on harming the educator.
The new Constitution of Zimbabwe in Section 67 provides for political rights to make political choices, join and participate in the activities of a political party and campaign freely for the same in line with the tenets of a constitutional democracy.
However, reports of continued harassment of other political parties’ supporters using state institutions at the instigation of the ruling party, Zanu-PF remain rife even after the Constitution was adopted.
