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THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is scheduled to be in Matabeleland North province for a stakeholders’ meeting today and an outreach programme tomorrow as part of its national healing agenda.
The commission embarked on a nationwide outreach programme to share with the public mechanisms and approaches that will be utilised in handling national healing issues.
In an interview in Bulawayo yesterday, chairperson of the NPRC Retired Justice Sello Nare encouraged people in Matabeleland North to participate in the programme that will precede the truth seeking, truth telling and public hearings.
“We’ll have a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday before we have the outreach programme on Wednesday. Both events will be held in Lupane.
“I want to encourage the people of Matabeleland North to take part in the outreach programme and talk freely about Gukurahundi and their experiences so that we progress together in the journey towards healing. This will help us move forward and develop as a nation,” said Rtd Justice Nare.
The 21-day outreach programme includes the strategic priorities for 2019 such as public hearings for healing and reconciliation, mechanisms for early detection of conflicts, national dialogue facilitation, setting up of peace committees, evidence-based legislative and policy recommen- dations.
Between April 15 and 16, the commission was in Mashonaland East while from April 23 to 28 the commission will be in Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and the Midlands.
On April 29 and 30 the commission will be in Mashonaland Central, May 2 and 4 in Harare and Mashonaland West, May 6 and 7 in Masvingo, May 8 and 10 in Manicaland and on May 14 and 15 in Bulawayo.
The commission will meet Government officials, traditional leaders, churches, arts and cultural organisations, civil society, business, academia, persons with disabilities, women and youth, among others.
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