She claimed CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba and Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition spokesperson Obert Masaraure were some of the people who
went to Zambia for insurgency training.
The meeting which was organised by Heal Zimbabwe Trust and
intended to foster open dialogue and promote unity among various political
parties and civil society organisations, degenerated into chaos as tempers
flared after Masarira’s accusations.
“There shall come a time when some comrades who are part of
the panel will have to show their passports that they did not attend training
in Zambia. I still maintain they were trained for insurgency in Zambia,”
Masarira said.
University of Zimbabwe lecturer Pedzisai Ruhanya who was
facilitating the meeting attempted to restore order by encouraging a return to
meaningful dialogue, but failed.
Siziba and Masaraure vehemently denied any involvement in
insurgency training or any unlawful activities.
“Several lives were lost because people sold out the
struggle because of trinkets from the regime. It is not new, even in the days
of the liberation struggle there was someone who was known as Morrison Nyathi
who sold out. When you sell your soul to the devil, the first thing that departs
is common sense,” Siziba said.
“Sadly, when you are given trinkets, your masters want to
see you doing things, even lies and hallucinations. There is no way I have been
trained outside the country.”
Masaraure said there was nothing wrong with attending
meetings outside the country.
“At any given time, there are conferences taking place
across the globe. Sadly, one of our comrades has sold out the struggle. We used
to fundraise and donate to her when she pretended that things were not well
only to realise that she was hopping from one bar to another,” he said.
Siziba said there was conflation of the ruling Zanu PF and
the State.
“There is party-State conflation in Zimbabwe. I was
abducted and tortured at Zanu PF headquarters in 2016. After the ordeal, I was
handed over to the police where I was detained at Chikurubi Prison and was also
denied bail,” he said.
Masarira said Zimbabwe had for too long enjoyed
“artificial” peace which is not sustainable and was plagued by polarisation.
“We need dialogue that is inclusive. The dialogue that every section of the
people contributes to, even those in rural areas,” he said.
Advocate Wilbert Mandinde accused the police of selective application of the law. Newsday
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