Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired)
yesterday described as an act of terrorism the explosion that rocked White City
Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday soon after President Mnangagwa addressed a
Zanu-PF rally and said the incident would not deter Zimbabwe from holding
elections in a peaceful environment.
VP Chiwenga said the culprits would be brought to book by
the police.
The VP also disclosed that security would be provided to
all candidates in the forthcoming elections who felt that they are in danger.
Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at Chibuku
Stadium in Chitungwiza, VP Chiwenga said debt collectors were becoming a
nuisance in Chitungwiza and that they should stop harassing residents.
On elections, VP Chiwenga said; “Before l proceed, let me
make it clear for l know we have got our friends from the Press, that nothing
will stop the elections in Zimbabwe, nothing at all.
“Zimbabwe is going for a new trajectory, a Zimbabwe we
want, a Zimbabwe which the people of Zimbabwe want. The harmonised elections,
come 30th of July, will go ahead.
“That act of terrorism which happened in Bulawayo is
nothing, it does not deter us. But if the colleagues running for harmonised
elections on the 30th of July are afraid and scared, they will be given
security. The police will hunt down the criminal or those criminals and they
will be brought before the law,” he said.
“The act does not stop anything, so we must all continue to
campaign peacefully because we want an election which is free, violence-free
and credible. An election which the people of Zimbabwe will say ‘this is our
election’ and these are the leaders whom we have elected, free of any
influence.”
VP Chiwenga urged residents to pay for services they are
being given and that debt collectors engaged by Chitungwiza Municipality should
stop forthwith.
He blasted the MDC-T-led council for failure to develop
Chitungwiza for 18 years.
VP Chiwenga called on the electorate in Chitungwiza to vote
for Zanu-PF which had a comprehensive plan to improve service delivery.
“This dormitory town of Chitungwiza has grown over the
years with no development in sight. For the past 18 years it has been under the
control of the opposition characterised by poor service delivery and
non-development. Garbage is not being collected, sewer pipes are bursting
everyday and there is no running water,” he said.
“There should be a comprehensive plan to solve water, sewer
reticulation as well as garbage collection that is functional. This is what
this new dispensation is all about. Industries should be constructed here so
that our youths and parents have jobs. The construction of Kunzvi Dam will
solve all the water problems in most residential areas. Government is also in
support of Chitungwiza’s vision of constructing Muda Dam.”
He called on the public to shun corruption.
“No one will develop our country or come to our aid if we
don’t help ourselves as Zimbabweans. One thing which is required for every
Zimbabwean is to shun corruption. We should unite, after all Zimbabwe is for
all of us.”
VP Chiwenga added that people should heed what President
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been saying to let bygones be bygones and move forward.
“After Operation Restore Legacy, President Mnangagwa said
what has happened is now history, let go of the past. Let us move forward in
rebuilding a new Zimbabwe,” he said. Herald
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