Two MDC Alliance councillors in Marondera have been arrested
for allegedly breaking into their provincial party headquarters to remove
property before hiding it at an unknown location.
Charles Ngwena from ward 4 and Saizi Vilela of ward 11 are
facing charges of unlawful entry.
The complainant in the matter is Wellington Makonese, who
is the acting provincial administrator of the MDC-T faction fronted by
Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora.
Ngwena and Vilela together with some party members loyal to
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa allegedly raided the party premises in
Morningside and removed 47 chairs, two computers and a printer, among other
things.
After seizing the property, they changed the locks to bar
Makonese and other rival faction members from gaining access.
The two councillors were seen in a police truck as the law
enforcers tried to recover the property.
Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza was
not available for comment yesterday.
MDC Alliance provincial spokesperson and Marondera mayor
Chengetai Murowa confirmed the arrests, but could not divulge much detail.
The councillors have since been released and are expected
to appear in court this week.
“We will be notified on the day to appear in court, they
will call us,” said Vilela.
A Supreme Court ruling that declared Khupe as the
legitimate leader of the MDC has caused divisions in the party’s Mashonaland
East provincial structures.
Chamisa’s loyalists are said to be pushing for the
suspension of the party’s Marondera district secretary for information Farai
Nyandoro and constituency coordinator Witness Muzawazi, who are accused of
supporting the Khupe faction.
Khupe and Mwonzora have been targeting legislators and
councillors loyal to Chamisa for disciplinary action.
Four legislators loyal to Chamisa were recalled from
Parliament a fortnight ago, but they are now challenging their expulsion in the
courts. Standard
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