Zanu PF politburo member and co-chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) Oppah Muchinguri has warned perpetrators of political violence to be wary of avenging spirits.
Muchinguri, whose party has been accused of unleashing violence on political opponents, made the remarks in Bulawayo on Wednesday while addressing an induction workshop for Jomic provincial liaison committees.
“If a youth commits murder, the spirit will not come to Zanu PF, but to their family,” said Muchinguri.
“Please, youths, do not be used by the parties because it will affect your family. Beating up people is a defeatist attitude. It means that you are not intelligent enough to convince the next person peacefully. People should learn to address their differences amicably. We want to live peacefully in an environment that will foster economic stability,” she said.
Speaking at the same occasion, another Jomic member and MDC-T deputy spokesman, Thabitha Khumalo, said it was ironic that while the three principals in the inclusive government met every Monday to discuss issues over tea, their supporters were busy tearing each other apart.
“Let us not fight with fists, but our mouths,” she said.
“Convince people why you want them to join your party. The problem comes from youths. The youths are sent by party leaders. They are not mad that they would go around beating up people. Look what happened with the Gokwe case. A family spent three painful years without burying their loved one because he had been killed in a gruesome manner,” Khumalo said.
She was referring to the case of an MDC-T activist, Moses Chokuda, who was buried at his rural home in Gokwe last month ending a three-year dispute that had stalled his burial.
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The Chokuda family had refused to bury the remains of their loved one demanding compensation from the murderers’ families.
