Zanu PF played ‘dirty’ in Binga by-election- Zesn

A ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) report on the December 9 by-elections has claimed that the ruling Zanu-PF party intimidated voters and used vote-buying tactics to win seats.

The by-elections held on Saturday last week were caused by self-proclaimed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu who recalled 14 CCC legislators and more than 17 CCC councillors claiming that they had ceased to be members of the party.

Nelson Chamisa’s CCC faction suffered a blow after the High Court barred his candidates from contesting in the by-elections when Justice Never Katiyo ruled in favour of Tshabangu who approached the court seeking to bar the candidates.

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