By Correspondent
On Friday Midlands Minister of State Owen Ncube was the Guest of Honour at a Shurugwi event where Starlink kits were being donated to various schools.
It was an event organised by TPM Foundation, the brainchild of former Norton MP Temba Mliswa.
However, that was as far as the event could be called non-political for as soon as it began all the facade of that fell of.
It was simply a Constitutional Amendment Bill No3 campaign.
The local party leadership had the time to address the gathered crowd and laid out their new tactic as the country begins public hearings on the bill.
According to the DCC Chairman for the area, from today Monday their modus operandi is to flood every other venue where the hearings are going to be taking place.
“On Wednesday Parliament will be coming to Chachacha Business Centre Hall.
“The event will start at 2:00 but we have to make sure that an hour before we are all there.
“We should fill that place up so that everyone else who comes later wont find anywhere to seat,” he said.
Same Trick in Harare South
The same advice was given to Harare South ZANU PF party members on Saturday by its MP Trymore Kanopula.
Kanopula, who was adressing members during a seemingly charity event organised by party affiliate Trailblazers4ED said members should come out in full force.
“We should all come and support the passing of CAB3 since tiri isu huchi wemusangano.
Andy Mhlanga, former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association and Politburo member weighed in with the same message.
“Harare South ndimi mbinga dzekusapota musangano and we should see it with supporting CAB3″, he said.
Sleeping At Venues
In Chiredzi South, Chiredzi North and Chiredzi Central party supporters have been reported to have been transported by buses and lorries.
They were confirmed reports that some ZANU PF members actually spend the night at Chitsanga Hall in Chiredzi Central.
The logistics for such an initiative are being reportedly organised through party structures involving Provincial and District organisers.
Other sources have also accused the ruling party of dishing out incentives such as bicycles, food hampers, money and vehicles in a bid to drum support for CAB3.
At a time the opposition is severely fractured and weak, analysts have expressed fear that even with a referendum opposition to the Bill may not be enough against the massive campaign machinery of ZANU PF.
Some of the figures who have been working to rally citizens such as Constitutional Defenders Forum’s Tendai Biti have faced arrest and persecution.
This has severely impacted grassroots efforts to stifle the Amendment.
