Election Resource Centre (ERC) said they are worried by the behaviour of some elected officials who are afraid of meeting their constituencies.
ERC director Tawanda Chimhini made the revelations at the weekend when they were launching a community engagement project titled “Communities in Action”.
Chimhini who was reluctant to mention names of politicians who are snubbing constituency meetings said they are several politicians who are not comfortable with the initiative.
“We have seen leadership that thrives on an ignorant society and some of these politicians have been very uncomfortable, they felt threatened and thought that we are now chasing away their pray,”said Chimhini.
“But this programme is not a witch hunting initiative because it is also assisting elected officials to meet with their constituency’s .So we are giving both the politicians and communities a platform to interface because some of the politicians have been complaining that people are not coming to their meetings”.
The initiative which Chimhini‘s organisation is engaging communities in is aimed at creating citizens as opposed to voters.
“Where we are going is where communities see the vote beyond simply putting an X because is about employing someone to provide a service.
“So once every vote is based on the issues and priorities of the communities then you have an empowered community and this is exactly where we are going,” he said.