Teachers on a 200km protest march to Harare have been arrested.
Teachers who are on a 10 day march from UMP to Harare to push the incompetent government to address the demands of the union, have been arrested. ZimEye.com is reliably informed Murewa police have arrested President Obert Masaraure and activists Robson Chere, Lynette Mudehwe, Brighton Makunike, Pride Mkono and Robson Ruhanya and charged them with contravening section 37 of the Criminal Codification Act.
They are currently at Mrehwa.
They were involved in the 200km walk from Mutawatawa to Harare under the Rural Teachers’ Union of Zim banner.
The delegation comprises of 16 members.
The arrested are President Obert Masaraure, Secratary General Robson Chere, National Coordinator Blessing Makunike, Programmes officer Pride Mkono, Spokesperson Robson Ruhanya and the Board Secretary Lynnete Mudehwe, the latter who had just joined in the protest yesterday.