Apparently terrified by the rowdy behavior of party members
who quarrelled over how the party should run the selection of five people who
will represent Masvingo in the party’s national executive, MDC vice president,
Lynette Karenyi-Kore has distanced herself from the elections she was supposed
to be presiding over.
Kore and her delegation arrived at MDC Masvingo provincial
headquarters at 32 Mukwa St, Rhodene, amid hostilities from rival camps
fighting to control the accreditation exercise.
The short interregnum of courtesy that the fighting camps
gave Kore upon her arrival did not last long as the hostilities flared yet
again, forcing her to retreat into party offices where she remained locked up
with senior members of the provincial executive.
It was again not long before catapults were pulled, punches
were exchanged and bricks were thrown as disgruntled party members accused
provincial chairperson James Gumbi of trying to rig the poll in favour of his
acolytes.
When contacted for comment on her phone, Kore, who was
still holed up in the offices, said she was not responsible for running the
show even though she came from Harare specifically for that task.
“No, I am not going to be responsible for the accreditation
exercise. Please talk to our provincial spokesperson for more details,” said
Kore.
Provincial spokesperson, Derrick Charamba gave a curt
response when contacted for comment, trying to feign normalcy.
“The presiding officer is our VP Kore and she is here. What
disagreements are you talking about?” said Charamba.
Moments later, however, it was announced that the
proceedings had been cancelled.
A party youth who spoke to TellZim News said Kore was
terrified of the violence and had chosen not to take sides with the factions.
"She read the mood and decided not to take over the
accreditation exercise which was already being run by one of the camps as a way
of maintaining a measure of neutrality. This was a new low for us as a party.
How could we fight in front of our VP and disrespect her like that?" said
the female party member. Tell Zimbabwe
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