Herald Reporter

The Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee has bemoaned political violence in parts of Zimbabwe following recent attacks on Zanu-PF supporters in Mashonaland Central by suspected MDC-T functionaries.

Committee member Cde Oppah Muchinguri (Zanu-PF) last week told The Herald that they were monitoring the situation and urged political parties to rein in their supporters.

"Cases of political violence continue to rock the nation and recently we received reports of political violence in Mashonaland Central. We have sent our teams to investigate the reported cases and they have not yet given us feedback.

"The differences between our people as a result of political disturbances have gone deep and it requires the efforts of all stakeholders to explain the importance of national healing and reconciliation," she said.

It is understood that MDC-T supporters, who claimed to be on a "revenge mission" started the violence.

It was not clear at the time of writing how extensive the violence was.

Efforts to get a comment from the parties were also fruitless over the Independence holiday.

Cde Muchinguri said their taskforce faced financial constraints, making it difficult to effectively carry out its activities.

"We embarked on a tour of all provinces recently but we feel that we should carry the message of reconciliation to district and ward level," she said.

Cde Muchinguri said despite the limited resources, Jomic was making efforts to ensure people live harmoniously.

She said Zimbabwe could only develop if people realised the importance of unity.

Cases of political violence have also been reported in Buhera, Epworth in Harare and parts of Masvingo where huts have been torched.