Samsung Mobile Phones

Samsung mobile phones

Open

Home Politics

Mkwananzi Condemns Military Deployment Ahead Of SADC Summit

7 months agoFri, 09 Aug 2024 08:47:46 GMT

Mkwananzi Condemns Military Deployment Ahead Of SADC Summit

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi has called on the ZANU PF-led government to stop the “needless” deployment of the country’s military ahead of the 44th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, scheduled to be held on August 17, 2024, in Harare.

Mkwananzi’s statement comes in response to reports of soldiers and police personnel moving through parts of Chitungwiza on Wednesday in convoys, with the soldiers dressed in full military gear and the police armed with water cannons, batons, and firearms.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mkwananzi described this deployment as an attempt to intimidate citizens and deter them from exercising their rights. Said Mkwananzi:

On the back of the SADC Summit, we witness once again the needless deployment and display of our military, presumably as a means of intimidation against and a reminder to citizens of the past atrocities and a subtle threat that the same can be repeated when Citizens hold their peaceful protests in the presence of SADC leaders, vaenzi, as George Charamba sarcastically refers to them in a way reminiscent of how our parents, especially our mothers would reprimand us in front of “vaenzi”.
In our view and indeed as per the law, there are procedures and circumstances where the military can be deployed and obviously all those procedures and statutes have not been followed as has become the norm in Zimbabwe.
Click here: Pindula WhatsApp Channel
wa.me/channel/0029Vb4GVea90x2nCSDImS1b

We implore the authorities that be to please stop abusing our military and to return them to the barracks as there is no serious internal or external threat that warrants the brandishing of our military.

Mkwananzi said the party will soon notify the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) about their intentions to organize a public march, in accordance with the law.

This announcement comes as the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has affirmed the right of citizens to demonstrate during international events like the upcoming SADC Summit.

In a statement issued on August 9, 2024, the ZCBC condemned the “resurgence of ugly vices” such as torture, abductions, and “wanton arrests of citizens under frivolous charges” in the lead-up to the SADC summit.

More: Pindula News

Share to WhatsApp

20 Comments

Patz · 7 months ago

Mkwananzi anopenga. Deployments hakuzi kungoudza masoja nemapurisa kuti pindai murokesheni. Deployments are influenced by a threat analysis i.e the possibilty of threats to peace and security in future. Deployments have an advantage of being pro-active rather than being re-active when the damage has already been done. Prevention is better than cure. Gone are the colonial days when civilians used to hide in the bush when they see a police or army vehicle coming. Nowadays kidz from as young as ECD and adults have become familiar with these through PR at agric shows and trade fair where they free to board the military and police hardware and mingle with soldiers and the police. There is nothing amiss on army and police vehicles patrolling the streets serve for those vanekaturikwa vanovhunduka chatikwatara. Mukwananzi is saying there is no threath- deployments dont wait for threaths because they are pro-active. Whats wrong with security visibility to deter would-be criminals. If you are anti-gvt at least you should have the facts because by mere waffling you will loose your worth if ever it was there

Private Investigator · 7 months ago

The See See See (CCC) Party Since we now have several CCC versions, articles should clearly state wether reference is being made to CCC Android or CCC iPhone. We currently have: CCC Original CCC Chamisa Remnants CCC Professor Ncube CCC Sean Timba CCC Hopewell Chin'ono CCC Joseph Kalimbwe (Zambia) CCC Julius Maremon (RSA) CCC Tyson Kasukuwere (RSA) CCC Walter Mzembi (RSA) CCC Namatai Kwekweza CCC Douglas Muwonzori CCC Muzorewa

· 7 months ago

That's nothing compared with ZANU Fractions. Start with ZANU Lite under Tshabangu... ... by the time you reach ZANU piyefu under FAZ unenge wasvika ku 1,003

Fee · 7 months ago

Gwara rinotya kuudzwa zvariri asi Chokwadi hachiori kuratidzira kana ku rega kana wanhu majority wasasakude hauchadiwi usamanikidze kudiwa love chaiyo hapana. Usarambe kurambwa imba iyoyo haigarike haibikwi rinodyiwa. Hupfambi huori makuhwa manyepo hutsinye humbimbindoga kushaya rudo hanya ne kuchembera kusvibanemoyo hudzvanyiriri mbayo zvinorambirwa baba mumba kana mai. Ndo zvaita wakuru takawapa gupuro kare zvino warikufungira asi wanoenda ne mifungo iyoyo. Sadc inopera iwowaperawo ngaaende wanoroorwa kumwe kwawasingaziwikanwi hunhu hwawakatakura hunowawa kunhuwa kuuraya chepfu chaiwo TEMIK dangerous very dangerous

chapwititi · 7 months ago

makazvinzwa here kuti mai vakatora,makazvinzwa here kuti mukoma vakatiza,makazvinzwa here kuti sekuru hakuchina.iyi ndiyo pfumvu baba kumusha.iyi ndiyo pfumvu baba paruzevha

@Vhedza · 7 months ago

Mushedhekedhe chaiwo, muchuchu 😂😂

Anonymous · 7 months ago

This is their month vezvombo ende hapana chinoshamisa kuti vabude vachiratidzira zvombo kuvanhu. Mwedzi wavo uno we defense forces. Only little knowledged people like Promise can comment against that. Pane here akarambidzwa kufamba kana kuita zvaarikuita nekuda kwemauto akazvifambira havo? Zvino nhai Promise, kana uchirohwa nehana nekungofamba kwemauto vachingopfuura, ko dai waive muhondo yechimurenga maive ne ma bomb nezvimwe asi waitoizviitira kani kkkkk

Gora · 7 months ago

Zvombo nemasoja zvabuda kupinda pa road asi vatungamiri veSadc vari kuuya vari kuuya nezvombo kuda kurwisa Zimbabwe????

Dhadza · 7 months ago

Arikupi masoja nekuti isu hatisi kusangana nayo?vatirikuona varikuenda kumbare,Rufaro stadium semakore ose kugadzirira mhembero dzeHeroes day kana maParachute aikandwa nezuro kuma3 nechikopokopo chaiva kumusorosoro zvekuma 10 km.

🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 7 months ago

Soldiers are and will be deployed whether muriko kana kuti hamuko it's actually their job to make the place safer and to protect the gains of majority rule of August elections of 2023,why should the protesters be allowed to demonstrate under summit conference, they should have demonstrated way back after elections to be precise, to effect their disgruntled, Pane vayenzi zveshuwa iwewe unga zwa sei mwana oratidzira kana ari musikana, okwigwa pamakaungana zvichi da pa funeral mucommunity mauri, so hazvi faye izvo Zvinongo itwa nema communities eku West ane Vana ve zvima fu. CK. F. UC. K Ed up upstairs

nyika varanda · 7 months ago

nyararai imwi makadyisa nezanu pf, murikurarama kuneipi nyika imwi musiri kuona kutambura kwevana veZimbabwe. kokusiri kufa ndekupi, kana vachiuraya ngava vuraye isu yticharamba tichirwira rusununguko rwedu

Oncemore · 7 months ago

That will be foolish if the government fails to deploy soldiers on places of interest, you must win elections if you don't want to deploy soldiers..

CIO · 7 months ago

handina hangu uniform but ndikakuhwa uchiti demo demo ndokupwazhanga kukupwetsenura kukuvizhunura....umwe anopa màma chete

Mbwende · 7 months ago

Mbwende dzisa discoureje vane zvivindi kuti varatidzire murunyararo, ikodzero yavo In fact you must encourage them. Dai macombrades ese aka discourejiwa Zimbabwe yacho isina kuuya

Dhadza · 7 months ago

kuratidzira tagara taingoratidzira kubva 1999 asi hapana chandakaona kuchinja kwacho,chandakaona kubroker kwevezvitoro, kufa kana kukuvara kwevanhu chete,wakambozvitarisawo here zvandareva izvi.

👀👀 · 7 months ago

haurevi nhema,so kungosiyana nazvo bhoo,coz it will make matters worse,l still remember gore rakapazwa zvitoro nezvinhu all over Zim ,anenge 2000,thing have never been the same ,ma public phones chaiwo haana kuzodzoserwa pakare,zvimwe zvitoro paTown centre even kwaMakoni zvakabva zvavhara zvachose

Erudite · 7 months ago

Saka uchaita sei nhai Promise ? Erudite out.......