Nehanda Citizen Reports: Milking Police Officers (1-2 July 2013)

Milking Police Officers

“All police officers from stations which include Zaka, Mashoko, Bhasera, Bikita, Gutu, Chatsworth are being forced to contribute US$10 for the building of houses at Bhasera Police Station by Chief Spt Mubayiwa the Officer in Charge Masvingo East district despite the fact that Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri dispatched a radio earlier this year stopping commanders from milking subordinates, this is not the first time we have been milked. We will teach our bosses a lesson this time.”

Long Queues for Birth Certificates

“Something must be done urgently. There are long and winding queues for birth certificates. People stand in the queues very early in the morning in the cold weather. Nobody cares about people, they enjoy to see people suffering like that. That office gives poor service delivery, they must all be fired.”

Chipinge South Truck Accident

“This accident occurred on Sunday at Mbeure in Chipinge South, in the Musikavanhu constituency. Five people were seriously injured and taken to St Peter’s Hospital at Checheche. The truck which was full of avocados rammed into the durawall of a house owned by Goodbye Dhibi while travelling from Chipinge town to Chiredzi.”

Corruption at Nyamatikiti High School (Rushinga)

“The headmaster at Nyamatikiti High School in Rushinga, Mr Mugaradziko should be investigated. We were at the school on Saturday 29 JUNE 2013 for a consultation day. Allas we were told he bought a coaster kombi at forty five thousand ($45000-00). This is day light robbery. This kombi in most car sales is going at $12000-00 maximum. He is making us fools. Can the police and anti corruption team investigate this high profile fraud case?”

Zanu PF intimidation in Chitungwiza

“Intimidation or campaigning? Zanu PF youths in Chitungwiza, Unit L, are moving door to door demanding names, ID numbers and addresses from all households in their particular cells.”

Long Queues at the Charge Office

“Pa Harare Central Police tave kumira muline kuti upinde mucharge office for anything either inquiry or report. The line is long they are taking names, adress, ID numbers of people coming in and going out of the station.”

Paying too much at the border

“I am a Zimbabwean working in SA. Every time l go to Zimbabwe with my car l am asked to pay R70 for a gate pass then R500 for insurance and other things l dont know. On departure one must pay $10 for gate pass. Its like punishment to bring an SA registered number in ZIMBABWE. In Swaziland you only pay R50 and in Mozambique R150. I wonder why we are asked to pay so much?”

A call to police and soldiers

“Fellow Service man and woman, members of the disciplined forces, you now have an opportunity to cast your votes in a secret environment therefor you may vote for a party and person you wish. ZEC has announced that July 14 and 15 has been set aside as dates for casting of the special vote.

In terms of Section 81C of the Electoral Act, Special Votes are cast by members of the disciplined forces who would be deployed to cover security matters on the day of actual voting by the general public.

What is significant and which is a departure from the past is that the people casting the special vote that is mainly Police and Soldiers you will cast your vote into an UNMARKED envelope and deposit it to a ZEC presiding officer in the presence of candidates or Chief Elections agents and Poling agents of all political parties and Independent candidates interested to witness this process.

In the past these Police and Soldiers would cast their votes in the presence of their seniors and this is no longer the case.You the Police and soldiers the majority of you who intend to see and free and fair election made this submission to us during the seventh parliament and we responded by amending the Law, now its your turn to fully express yourselves in secret and your vote remains a secret.

All Political parties and Stakeholders who intend to witness the process of special voting from sorting of ballots right up to allocation and counting can contact their nearest ZEC offices, those who want to be accredited as Observers for this process can visit ZEC sub office at Harare International Conference Center beginning 1 July 2013.

In KweKwe administrative District, Special Voting will be conducted at KweKwe High School, Redcliff Primary School, Rio Tinto High School and Fatima High School on 14 and 15 July 2013 beginning 7am to 7pm.” Settlement Chikwinya (MP)

Seke North

“I went to Seke North District Registration offices and i was really impressed by officials at the registration offices. There are no long queues at the offices because of the fast working pace of the workers. Keep up the good work Makoni Staff.”

Zanu PF Primary Elections

“Did u know that the Polling Officers who participated in the just ended ZANU PF Primary elections were not paid anything. The food they ate was self sponsored. They were told the party was financially broke. In Mt Darwin North one of the aspiring candidates Novet Muponora , a Chief Supt in the ZRP had to use his money to feed some of the polling officers. The guy is a favourite among the electorate.”

Chihota

“Panyembanzvere pachipatara chekwaChihota pane nurse one anonziTau kana asipo haparapwe kana vanorwara nenhumbu vanonzi dzokerai kumba mozouya auya,kana aripo anoti kana murwere wenyu akurwarwisa motidaidza kumba kwake.”

Rutenga Clinic (Mwenezi District)

“Am at one Rutenga Clinic, Mwenezi District where I wanted to seek medical attention. I ve been waiting for more than an hour after lunch to be served by nurses who could be seen basking in the sun near their residences seemingly not aware that their lunch had extended into the 16th hour of the day. I just wonder if the word efficiency still exists in this Ministry or its all about being on a payroll. What surprises me is that some of the staff are recent School of Nursing graduates who had toiled without a job for at least 2 years after graduation when the Ministry had frozen vacancies. Will this country ever work again?”

Stinking Urine in Harare (Market Square)

“Harare City Council ngaiwonezvekuita pliz. Just passed by Market Square. Dzingori weti dzega dzega dzirikunhuwa.”

Water Problems in Chitungwiza

Mvura yanetsa muChitungwiza its now 3 weeks no water. Here a guy seen looking for the precious liquid at Zengeza 3 shops.

Investigate Vantage Affordable Housing

“There is a company called Vantage Affordable Housing which claims to provide housing credit facilities where clients pay in installments. It doesn’t have land and it has been using the farm Ingwarati situated along Bulawayo road as the land to be allocated to clients yet they don’t have a single paper from the ministry of local government giving its approval for the development.

The land belongs to the state and they have to have a letter of change of land use from the Zvimba District Council and the D.A’s office, as well as the governor’s office. Most clients have been told different versions whenever they ask for progress. People need to know that they have been paying someone to spend their money for them under the pretence that they will get stands.”

Zanu PF Vote Buying in Zimbabwe Prison Service

“ZANU PF has embarked on vote buying in trying to win the votes of the uniformed forces in which each member might benefit a residential stand countrywide as the whistle to begin presidential campaigns race blows today.

Process is underway in all prisons in the Zimbabwe Prison Service across the country to compile nominal rolls in which an officers will be allocated a residential stands from a city, town, or Growth Point of his choice in the country.

The move might attract a lot of support as it comes at a time members of the uniformed forces, like every citizen of Zimbabwe, are finding it difficult to buy some residential stands to develop.

Some officers who refused to be identified said unless the move benefited every officer, we will still ”kick the ball into the bush.” ”Kwete kuda kutivhara nekutivimbisa empty promises they will not fulfill. Iye zvino tamutsa,” said one officer from Murewa.”

Zanu PF abusing school children for votes

“Ndaona school bus repa Chinhoyi High School pa post office ma Mutare riine ma posters akanzi vote Mugabe apa mubhazi imomo muiine vana ve school vari pa trip. What does this mean?”

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