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Former  minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has withdrawn from the Mwenezi East by-election. Bhasikiti who is one of the members of Zimbabwe People First party withdrew from the election saying that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) was colluding with the ruling Zanu PF party.
Speaking to NewsDay Bhasikiti said:
<blockquote>It’s no longer a threat. <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/03/21/rita-makarau-absconds-political-parties-meeting-nera-statement/" target="_blank">Combined with the deadlock we declared against Zec (on Tuesday)</a> as opposition political parties, we have no business participating in anything managed by the current partisan Zec.</blockquote>
This would have been Zimbabwe People First’s second election after the party was trounced in the Bikita West by-election by Zanu-PF.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/03/23/bhasikiti-chickens-mwenezi/">NewsDay</a>

Pindula News

Bhasikiti withdraws from Mwenezi by-election, says Zec is partisan

<a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Joice_Mujuru">Joice Mujuru</a>‘s <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)</a> party is divided on whether to contest in the oncoming Mwenezi East by-election. Doubt has crept into ZimPF’s ranks after the party was trounced in the Bikita West by-elections by  <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_-_Patriotic_Front" target="_blank">Zanu PF</a>. <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/22/breaking-beauty-chibaya-zanu-pf-wins-bikita-west-election-comprehensively/" target="_blank">Kudakwashe Gopo of ZimPF lost by more than 10 000 votes, to eventual winner Beauty Chibaya of ZanuPF</a>. Some party members want to withdraw from Mwenezi East, fearing a repeat of what happened in Bikita West. However,  others want to contest the election.
Some party members who spoke to Tell Zimbabwe said:
<blockquote>This issue of by-elections has divided us. Just like what happened before the Bikita West elections, we were against participating but Makova gave us a false assurance and rushed us into an election. We are very divided now because we still believe that we are not ready for the elections.</blockquote>
However, party  secretary for elections <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Kudakwashe_Bhasikiti" target="_blank">Kudakwashe Bhasikiti</a> said:
<blockquote>Our position is very clear – we shall contest any election. We are not MDC-T, it is our constitutional mendate to contest the elections, winning or losing is another thing but we must participate. The people who are suffering are looking up to us for redemption and we must be on the ground fighting all the time. We learnt a lot in Bikita West and I am sure we will be stronger in Mwenezi East</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://feedly.com/i/subscription/feed/http://www.tellzim.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank">Tell Zimbabwe</a>

ZimPF divided over Mwenezi by-election after Bikita West trouncing

Video: Villagers talk about alleged intimidation by traditional leaders in Bikita West by-election

ZANU PF national political commissar <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Saviour_Kasukuwere" target="_blank">Saviour Kasukuwere</a> has taken a dig at his former boss <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Joice_Mujuru" target="_blank">Joice Mujuru</a> telling her to disband her project and retire.  He also said that Mujuru’s <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First" target="_blank">Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)</a> was not going to be able to recover from its chastening defeat in the Bikita  West by-election.  <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/21/updates-bikita-west-election-voting-results-21-january-2017/" target="_blank">Beauty Chibaya of Zanu Pf won the election</a> with a margin of over 10 000 votes over the second place candidate.
Speaking to RadioVop Kasukuwere  gleefully said:
<blockquote>They won’t survive this failure. They should disband and retire</blockquote>
However, some rights groups said the Bikita West election was not free and fair due to intimidation.  Zimrights said:
<blockquote>Intimidation, or the harvest of terror still lingering in rural communities after the unhealed political violence of 2008, appeared to be the most unfortunate way in which the ruling party Zanu PF’s officials tried to sway the vote in favour of their party candidate whether that had a bearing on the outcome or not.</blockquote>
More:  <a href="http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2017/01/just-give-up-kasukuwere-taunts-mujuru.html">NewsdzeZimbabwe</a>

Kasukuwere tells Mujuru: Disband and retire

Retired Colonel Claudious Makova, the <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">ZimPF</a> provincial co-ordinator, quit the party after ZimPF suffered a <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/22/breaking-beauty-chibaya-zanu-pf-wins-bikita-west-election-comprehensively/">huge loss in their first election in the Bikita West by-election</a>. Makova had reportedly assured  ZimPF leader <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Joice_Mujuru">Joice Mujuru</a> that the party would win the election, going against the advice of other party members.  Over the weekend, however, ZimPF lost comprehensively after it garnered  2 453 votes compared to Zanu PF’s 13 156.
Makova confirmed his resignation although he claimed that it was not motivated by the election loss, but rather it was something that he had planned long before the election.  Speaking to the Herald Makova said:
<blockquote>I am over 70 years old now and I cannot keep pace with young people. I have decided to take a back seat from active politics but this is not to say that I am leaving ZimPF. No, I will play an advisory role in the party as an elder.
There is no other ZimPF guru in Masvingo other than the gurus in the national leadership. The party as a whole, led by its national leadership, made a resolution to take part in the Bikita West election and we implemented the resolution.</blockquote>
Makova once served as the MP for Bikita West under Zanu PF.
More: <a href="http://www.herald.co.zw/implosion-rocks-mujurus-zimpf/" target="_blank">Herald</a>

Retired Colonel Claudious Makova quits ZimPF after Bikita West by-election loss

<h2>Final Results [Updated 22-01-2017]</h2>
Beauty Chibaya of Zanu-PF comfortably won the Bikita West by-election.  Chibaya beat 5 other candidates who included Kudakwashe Gopo of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)</a> and Madock Tatirai Chivasa of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Constitutional_Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)</a>.
<ol>
<li> Beauty Chabaya of Zanu PF  – 13 156</li>
<li>Kudakwashe Gopo of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)</a> – 2 453</li>
<li>Madock Tatirai Chivasa of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Constitutional_Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)</a> – 343</li>
<li>Innocent Muzvimbiri -Independent – 725</li>
<li>Tanyaradzwa Terrence Makumbo of Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) – 132</li>
<li>Heya Shoko  – Independent – 76</li>
<li>Rejected Votes – 247</li>
</ol>
 
Voting is taking place place today in Bikita West Constituency. The candidates include
<ul>
<li>Kudakwashe Gopo of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF)</a></li>
<li> Beauty Chabaya of Zanu PF,</li>
<li>Madock Tatirai Chivasa of <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Constitutional_Assembly">National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)</a>,</li>
<li>Tanyaradzwa Terrence Makumbo of Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ)</li>
<li>Heya Shoko  – Independent</li>
<li>Innocent Muzvimbiri -Independent</li>
</ul>
The seat fell vacant following the conviction of former Zanu-PF lawmaker, <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Munyaradzi_Kereke">Munyaradzi Kereke</a> for <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2016/12/07/kereke-lying-order-released-bail-private-prosecutor/">raping a minor for which he is serving a 10-year jail sentence</a>.
 
 
<h2>Results by Polling Station (still coming in)</h2>
Recreational hall
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 119 ***</li>
<li>Zim PF 2</li>
<li>NCA 0</li>
<li>PDZ 0</li>
<li>MUZVIMBIRI 21</li>
<li>SHOKO 2</li>
<li>SPOILT 1</li>
<li>TOTAL VALID VOTES 144</li>
</ul>
 
Pamushana High School final vote count:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 150 ***</li>
<li>Zim PF 14</li>
<li>NCA 5</li>
<li>PDZ 2</li>
<li>MUZVIMBIRI 1</li>
<li>SHOKO 0</li>
<li>SPOILT 4</li>
<li>TOTAL VALID VOTES 176</li>
</ul>
Duma Chief’s Hall
<ul>
<li>ZimPF 314 ***</li>
<li>ZANU 268</li>
<li>NCA 14</li>
<li>Muzvimbiri 29</li>
<li>PDZ 2</li>
<li>Shoko 2</li>
<li>Total received 629</li>
<li>Rejected 6</li>
<li>Total Valid&amp;rejected 634</li>
</ul>
Muvhuti Polling Station:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 68</li>
<li> ZimPF 29</li>
</ul>
 
Ward 12 votes:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 769</li>
<li>ZimPF 156</li>
</ul>
 
Ward 12 votes:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 769</li>
<li>ZimPF 15</li>
</ul>
 
 Ward 32 Zinwa Polling Station:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 300</li>
<li>ZimPF 32</li>
</ul>
 
Ward 19 Zvinoitavamwe Polling Station:
<ul>
<li>Zanu PF 108</li>
<li> ZimPF 8</li>
</ul>
 
Bikita Minerals Hall Polling Station:
Zanu PF 119
ZimPF 2
 
Ward 19 Ministry of Roads Polling Station:
Zanu PF 152
ZimPF 10
 
Ward 9 Nyemba Primary Polling Station: 
Zanu PF 181
ZimPF 28!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<h3>Updates</h3>
<h3>Voting has now been closed and the counting is now underway</h3>
<ul>
<li>ZESN observed more than 50% of the voters were women. In addition, the majority of voters were elderly women.</li>
<li>ZESN observed voters being turned away for various reasons, including coming to wrong polling stations and without proper IDs.</li>
<li>There are adequate polling personnel averaging six (6) polling officials per polling station everywhere ZESN is observing</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>At Agritex Hall, DA’s office ward 9,  the presiding officer confirmed to Heal Zimbabwe an incident of Zanu-PF compiling names of those who had voted.</li>
<li>At Mandiki Primary School, Enemy Berejena, a Zanu-PF member is threatening people with violence if they fail to vote for Zanu-PF</li>
<li>At Guru polling station, ward 11, Zanu-PF members Lydia Tavengwa and Tarisai Garai are telling people to vote for Zanu-PF</li>
<li>At Nyika Health centre ward 12 as at 2 pm, 345 people voted(127 males and 218 females).</li>
<li>At Dungu P.sch,ward 12 as @ 2pm,135 people had voted(40 males and 95 females)10 assisted voters(4males and 6 females)</li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
<li>At Chitsanga Primary School, ward 22, people have been queueing for 2-3hrs to vote. This is the ward where ZimPF candidate, Kudakwashe Gopo comes from.</li>
<li>At Birivenge Secondary School, in ward 12 , 291 poeple had voted as at 2 pm (190 females,101 males). 26 people were assisted (23 females,3 males).</li>
<li>At Mandara Primary School, ward 5, a Zanu-PF member only identified as Chipengo was telling people to vote for Zanu-PF.  Chipengo is 100m away from the polling station.</li>
<li>At Gumunyu Primary School, ward 13, at 12 pm 314 people had voted (127 males,187 females). 19 people were assisted (7 males and 12 females).</li>
<li>At Masarira Primary School, in ward 22, 212 people had voted as at 12:40 have (133 females,79 males) 21 people were assisted due to illiteracy. 4 people were turned away who had no national i.d.</li>
<li>At Domboshava Primary School, Ward 11,  215 people had voted as at 11:30 am (129 females, 86 males). 17 people were assisted (13 females,4 males).</li>
<li>At Mangondo Secondary School, in ward 11, 300 people had voted as at 11:30 am (99 males and 201 females). 18 people were assisted.</li>
<li>At Guru polling station, ward 11, Zanu-PF members Lydia Tavengwa and Tarisai Garai are forcing people to declare that they are illiterate</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At Marozva Primary School ward 32, Presiding Officer, Kaliphinos Itayi has refused to provide voting statistics to accredited observers</li>
<li>At Beardmore Primary School, 267 people had voted as at 9 am. (171 females and 96 males)</li>
<li>At Bikita Minerals Primary School ward 30, 160 people had voted as at 10 am.(102 males and 65 males)</li>
<li>At Chebvute Business Centre, a total of 150 people had voted as at 10 am. 17 assisted voters due to poor eyesight. 1 unregistered voter was turned away</li>
<li>At Bikita Minerals hall ward 30, as at 10 am 92 had voted(39 males,52 females) 11 voters were assisted.</li>
<li>4 young women declared themselves illiterate &amp; were assisted to vote at St Mary’s Catholic Church, in ward 12.</li>
<li>At Makotore Primary School ward32,55 people had voted(23males,32females) had voted at 8 am. There were 8 assisted voters and 3  voters were turned away for not having national i.d. cards</li>
</ul>
<h4>More: <a href="https://twitter.com/HealZim">Updates from Heal Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ZESN1">Zimbabwe Election Support Network</a></h4>
<h2>We will update as soon as the results come through</h2>

Updates: Bikita West by-election voting and results 21 January 2017: ZANU-PF wins

The European Union (EU) has condemned the political violence and intimidation in Bikita West ahead of the by-election set for two days from now on Saturday 21 January 2017.  This follows <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/19/video-bikita-west-election-candidate-madock-chivasa-recounts-arrested/" target="_blank">the assault</a> on <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Constitutional_Assembly" target="_blank">NCA</a> candidate Madock Chivasa yesterday.  Chivasa and his election manager Thomas Mudzamiri were <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/18/bikita-west-election-nca-candidate-beaten-alleged-zanu-pf-supporters/" target="_blank">attacked by alleged Zanu-PF</a> supporters.  A few weeks ago <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Shuvai_Mahofa" target="_blank">Shuvai Mahofa</a> <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/07/mahofa-threatens-violence-abductions-ahead-bikita-west-election/" target="_blank">threatened that there would be violence and abductions</a> if  Zanu PF did not win.
 
<blockquote>Joint local statement on intimidation and political violence
The European Union Delegation, the Heads of Mission of EU Member States present in Harare and the Head of Mission of Switzerland issue the following statement in Zimbabwe: 
The Heads of Mission of the EU and Switzerland express their deep concern at reports of intimidation and violence against political candidates in the run up to the Bikita West by-election. 
The Heads of Mission note the obligation of the authorities to protect the democratic rights of all citizens. It is the responsibility of the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure that justice is served. 
The Heads of Mission of the EU and Switzerland urge all parties to respect democratic principles and contribute to a peaceful election.</blockquote>
 
<img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11004" decoding="async" height="1200" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px" src="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1.jpg" srcset="https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1.jpg 849w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https://news.pindula.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EU-Statement-1-600x848.jpg 600w" width="849"/>
 
 
The UK ‘s ambassador Catriona Laing also said that election observers from the UK will be monitoring the situation and the elections starting from the day before the polls.  In a tweet Laing said:
<blockquote>
The UK is deeply concerned. UK election observers will be on the ground from Friday <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" data-mentioned-user-id="2408648317" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/UKinZimbabwe"><s>@</s>UKinZimbabwe</a>
</blockquote>
https://twitter.com/CatrionaLaing1/status/822068402722394112

EU and UK condemn political violence and intimidation in Bikita West, release statement

Yesterday, <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Constitutional_Assembly">NCA</a> Candidate for the Bikita West by-election, Maddock Chivasa <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/news/2017/01/18/bikita-west-election-nca-candidate-beaten-alleged-zanu-pf-supporters/">was attacked by alleged Zanu-PF Supporters</a>.  He was attacked together with his election manager Thomas Mudzamiri by a group of almost 12 people who were wearing <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_-_Patriotic_Front">Zanu-PF</a> T-shirts.  The election will be on Saturday 21 January 2017.
In this video from <a href="http://www.tellzim.com/">TellZimbabwe</a> Chivasa describes the attack.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/povozim/status/821987470350880768">January 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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More: <a href="http://www.tellzim.com/">Tell Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/povozim">PovoZimbabwe</a>

Video:  Bikita West by-election candidate Madock  Chivasa recounts how he was attacked by alleged Zanu-PF supporters

Bikita South legislator Jeppy Jaboon and Zanu PF politburo member Josiah Hungwe reportedly asked voters to declare they are “illiterate” when they cast their ballots during the Bikita West by-election so that they can be assisted to vote by Zanu PF youths.
The two Zanu PF officials allegedly said so during a rally on Saturday at Bikita Minerals Recreation Hall. A Heal Zimbabwe Trust report says:
<blockquote>Zanu PF ward chairperson Simon Muchafa called people for a rally . . . attended by . . . Jaboon, Zanu PF candidate Beauty Chabaya and Zanu PF politburo member . . . Hungwe. Jaboon and Hungwe emphasised that the people should declare themselves illiterate on the day of the by-election so that they can be assisted by Zanu PF youths whom they said will be deployed at every polling station on the day of the by-election.</blockquote>
When asked by the Daily News, Jaboon denied the allegation saying it could have been someone else not him. Efforts  by the publication to get comment from Hungwe were fruitless as his mobile phone was reachable.

Zanu PF accused of telling voters in Bikita West to declare themselves illiterate so that they can be assisted to vote by Zanu PF youths

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe president, Obert Masaraure, in an interview said Zanu PF had resorted to manipulating desperate teachers through offering “petty financial rewards” to campaign for the party. He said teachers who resisted have received threats of violence, as well as displacements from their work stations.
Independent candidate, Heya Shoko agreed that Zanu PF was in a vote-buying spree and said that on Tuesday the party gave villagers some sorghum as well as some posters of Chabaya. NewsDay reports that Chabaya could neither confirm nor deny the reports. She promised to call back, but did not do so and failed to respond to a text message sent to her.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/01/16/zanu-pf-manipulates-hungry-teachers-ahead-bikita-west-election/">NewsDay</a>

Zanu PF accused of offering teachers financial rewards ahead of Bikita West by-election

Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Justice Rita Makarau told ZBC News that about 18 800 people have registered for the by-election.
Six candidates are vying for the position to represent the constituency in parliament which fell vacant after Munyaradzi Kereke was jailed for raping his niece. The Bikita West by-election scheduled for Saturday the 21st of January.
More: <a href="http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php/news-categories/top-stories/72840--zec-ready-for-bikita-west-by-election">ZBC</a>

18 800 register for Bikita West by-election

Zimbabwe People First elder Didymus Mutasa told the Daily News yesterday that his party planned to invite Tsvangirai in Bikita West to address a joint rally with party leader Joice Mujuru, to help drum up support for the ZPF candidate Kudakwashe Gopo.
Said Mutasa:
<blockquote>It has been proposed that we work with our colleagues in the MDC and have VaTsvangirai address the people of Bikita along with our president (Mujuru) . . . please check with Colonel (Claudius) Makova, who is our point person, to see how far these plans have gone.</blockquote>
Daily News could however not get in touch with Makova but other ZPF insiders confirmed to the publication that Mujuru was also hoping to convince Tsvangirai to join her when she addresses a star rally in the constituency next week.
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/01/07/mujuru-solicits-tsvangirai-help">Daily News</a>

Mujuru approaches Tsvangirai for help in Bikita West by-election

Speaking on Wednesday at Gwindingwi Primary School to Zanu PF supporters in Bikita West constituency, Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa threatened to unleash violence and abductions in Bikita West if the forthcoming by-election in the constituency does not go Zanu PF’s way.
Said Mahofa:
<blockquote>Haa, munozviziva, muno hamusi mekutamba namo (You all know it. This is not a constituency to play silly games). Kune vamwe vakatsakatika muno umu gore riya, munoriziva. Handei tinovhota zvakanaka. (There are some who disappeared in this constituency as you know. Let us go and vote wisely). Muno, munonetsa kutamba namo. Ukada kutamba nemadh**** pasina mvura unoshaiwa pekumagezera. Unofamba uchinhuwa. (This party has no room for funny business. Anyone who dares to do that will find themselves in deep trouble). This is what we are telling Mai Mujuru. . . . acting president, we do as we say. What we want to assure you as Masvingo province is that we are going to give you the highest percentage vote. This is Bikita West, Bikita Best … let us go and vote wisely</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/01/07/mahofa-threatens-election-violence">Daily News</a>

Mahofa threatens violence & abductions ahead of Bikita West by-election

The government has gazetted the Bikita West by-election.  The Bikita West seat fell vacant after the conviction of Munyaradzi Kereke for rape.  The by-election will be held on the 21st of January 2017.  Bikita West will see President Mugabe’s <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_-_Patriotic_Front" target="_blank">Zanu PF</a> going head to head against <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Joice_Mujuru" target="_blank">Joice Mujuru</a>‘s <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First" target="_blank">Zimbabwe People First</a>.
Some of the candidates are:
<ul>
<li>Beauty Chibaya   – Zanu PF’s</li>
<li>Murdock Chivasa – National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)</li>
<li>Heya Shoko – Independent</li>
<li>Innocent Muzvimbiri – Indpendent</li>
<li>Terrence Makumbo –  Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ)</li>
</ul>
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2016/12/19/bikita-west-by-election-gazetted">Daily News</a>

Bikita West by-election scheduled for January 21,  2017

Civic society organisations that attended a co-ordinating meeting hosted by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) in Masvingo this week accused Zanu PF of intimidating voters in Bikita West ahead of the by-election.
Christian Voice International president, Tafumanei Zenda said,
<blockquote>Right now, we are hearing people from the ruling party saying that they would like to win the Bikita by-election by all means necessary to avoid what happened in Norton. Intimidation is rife and, as the church, we fear a repeat of the violence that has characterised past elections.</blockquote>
Other organisations also raised concern over the same issues and  complained about the partisan distribution of food aid.
Dates for the Bikita West by-election are yet to be announced, but Zanu PF will field Beauty Chabaya as its candidate.

Zanu PF accused of intimidating voters ahead of Bikita West by-election

Speaking to journalists at the Bulawayo Press club on Saturday,  Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy (YARD) leader and Member of Parliament for <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Norton">Norton</a>, <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Temba_Mliswa">Temba Mliswa</a>, said he and his team will soon descend on Bikita West to campaign for the former <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_People_First">Zimbabwe People First</a> chairperson for <a href="http://www.pindula.co.zw/Masvingo">Masvingo</a> province,Kudakwashe Gopo in the forthcoming Bikita West by election.
Mliswa, however, ruled out campaigning for Chimanimani West independent candidate, Edmore Mutetwa, arguing that he was not familiar with the political terrain in the constituency
Gopo reportedly decided to contest as an independent candidate after Zimbabwe People First maintained its stance on by elections boycott.
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