Tsvangirai vows to punish war vets

He accused war veterans and traditional leaders of victimising his supporters.
“Here in Mberengwa we know there is a problem of one Biggie Chitoro. When elected into power, we will be asking him how many people he has killed. Mhosva haiori,” said Mr Tsvangirai.

He accused re-elected president of the Chiefs’ Council Chief Fortune Charumbira of segregating his party supporters.
“In Masvingo there is Chief Charumbira who says you cannot hold MDC meetings in my jurisdiction. That is going to stop when we are in Government,” said Mr Tsvangirai while addressing party supporters at Mandava Stadium on Zvishavane.

Mr Tsvangirai said this during separate campaign rallies he held in Mberengwa and Zvishavane yesterday.
He singled out renowned Mberengwa-based war veteran leader, Cde Biggie Chitoro whom he accused of terrorising his supporters in previous elections.

He also fingered Chief Charumbira for denying his party supporters permission to hold meetings and access to donor-sourced food.
He accused traditional leaders of dabbling in party politics. Mr Tsvangirai also threatened to arrest some Government officials.

“We will be asking them to account for their wealth because some of them got rich overnight. We will bring some of them to justice,” he said.
He promised his supporters that if elected into Government he would ensure free primary education.

The MDC-T leader’s rallies at Mataga growth point and Dhanga business centre failed to live to their billing as only a handful of supporters attended.
Most people could be seen carrying on with their normal chores as if nothing was happening while Mr Tsvangirai was addressing the rallies.

He said Zimbabwe should not pull out of Sadc since they were the guarantors of the Global Political Agreement.
He was referring to statements made by President Mugabe that Harare reserved the right to withdraw from Sadc if South African President Jacob Zuma’s backroom team led by Ms Lindiwe Zulu continued to be partisan.

Mr Tsvangirai said he would roll out a drip irrigation programme and rural housing projects to improve the welfare of rural people if elected into office.
“Most rural people still live in poor houses reminiscent of those of our ancestors such as Ambuya Nehanda. We will roll out a rural housing programme where we will set aside money for such a project,” he said.
Mr Tsvangirai accused Zanu-PF of running down the economy resulting in job losses despite the fact that the country has been under sanctions at the behest of his party.

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