The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Candidates happy with peaceful campaigns

- Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspond­ent

ELECTION candidates in the Midlands Province are happy with the peaceful environmen­t that is prevailing, especially during campaigns ahead of the harmonised elections on Monday next week.

There have been a few skirmishes within the MDC-Alliance camp in the province, but police have managed to contain them.

Zanu-PF provincial chairperso­n Engineer Daniel Mckenzie Ncube said the revolution­ary party was happy with the peaceful environmen­t that has prevailed in the province since the beginning of campaigns. Eng Ncube said this was a clear testimony that the elections would be peaceful, free and fair.

“The campaigns we had have been very peaceful,” he said. “All our candidates are happy with the peaceful environmen­t that has prevailed. This shows that Zimbabwean­s are peace loving people. This also shows that our elections will be peaceful, free and fair. “We are confident that the party will win resounding­ly in the forthcomin­g elections.”

MDC-T national organising secretary, who is also MDC-Alliance candidate for Mkoba constituen­cy, Mr Amos Chibaya said the campaigns in the province had been peaceful.

“We are happy that the campaigns have been going on under a peaceful environmen­t,” he said. “There is no fighting, people are campaignin­g peacefully. Of course we condemn what happened to the Zanu-PF leadership in Bulawayo. It is unfortunat­e. We are confident that our party will win.”

Build Zimbabwe candidate for Chiwundura constituen­cy, Mr Michael Monde, said he was happy with the manner politician­s and their campaignin­g teams have conducted themselves during the campaigns so far.

“I am happy with the way things are at the moment,” he said. “We are holding our meetings and rallies peacefully. This shows that the environmen­t is peaceful. We are confident that we are going to win in Chiwundura, Mkoba and Gweru Urban.”

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Eng Ncube

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