Fears over ‘state of emergency’

THE main opposition MDC has accused government of putting the country under an undeclared state of emergency, with security forces virtually camped in cities and high-density suburbs
MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume yesterday said government had now become the biggest threat to peace and stability by wantonly arresting members of the civil society and staging hoax demonstrations in an effort to find an excuse to declare a state of emergency.

“Recent developments in the country have exposed a failed government that is running scared of citizens’ demands to be governed differently and effectively. The country is effectively on military lockdown.

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