Grace Dissed By Chombo
3 June 2015
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Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo has dissed First Lady Grace Mugabe’s orders on respecting vendors. Chombo took advantage of The First Lady’s absence and her time of illness to abuse vendors. In March Mrs Mugabe warned government and police against abusing vendors saying they also have their rights. READ MORE…
We’re Just Vendors Not Soldiers
Zimbabwe’s vendors have thus responded angrily to Minister Chombo’s threats of military action on them using the Zimbabwe National Army to clamp down on the “innocent vendors, who are (yet) only trying to earn a living through legal means”.
“We are just a poor and unarmed community, who are operating legally and we are contributing $2, 60 per day to the council. How can a vendor who is un-armed let alone being voiceless, fight a soldier?

“How can soldiers who are supposed to protect us go against their mandate of security, and begin killing their own?,” asked Edward Manning, who is the national President of the Informal Sector and Vendors.
Addressing journalists in Bulawayo Tuesday, Manning said that all vendors have been contributing towards the council revenues.
“We have been paying money to the council and we also have agreed with the government to pay $1 every day as tax, but we are surprised by Chombo who is eager to spill blood for no reason,” he said.
Manning also accused Chombo of imposing draconian measures, at a time the First Lady Grace Mugabe is not in the country.
“The First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe ordered the police and government to leave vendors alone because she is aware of our plight and efforts. She ordered the stoppage of the harassment of informal traders, but now that she is out of the country, Chombo is flexing his muscles during her absence.
We are a membership driven association, and we are going to act according and also engage the relevant authorities as a community. We are a law abiding community, who want to see the success of our country, not evil thinking in Chombo(sic),” said Manning. See Video for more…

4 Replies to “Grace Dissed By Chombo”

  1. Musanyepere vanhu!! First Lady Dr Grace never; never; ever ordered vendors to operate at undesignated places!! No!!

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