Candidates in today’s poll in the Bikita West by-election are, Beauty Chabaya of (Zanu PF), Mr Kudakwashe Gopo of ( ZimPF), Mr Heya Shoko (Independent). Mr Madock Chivasa (NCA), Innocent Muzvimbiri (Independent) and Terence Makumbo (Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe).
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12.43pm – BIKITA WEST BYELECTIONS 21/01/17
TOO MANY ASSISTED VOTERS IN A COUNTRY WITH 99% LITERACY LEVELS
The Electoral law that regulates assisted voting needs to be ammended as a matter of urgency. We cant continue having Yiung people,Headmasters, teachers and nurses claiming illiteracy. Such conduct must have very serious repercussions.
#VotesRiggingGimmicks – B Nyagomo
In ward 22 @Masarira P.sch, 212pple had voted as @12:40am (133 females,79 males) 4 turned away(no ids)assisted 21(illiteracy)@263Chat
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) January 21, 2017
Ward 11 @Domboshava P.sch 215pple had voted as @11:30am (129 females, 86 males) 17 assisted (13 females,4 males)4 were redirected(no ids)
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) January 21, 2017
In ward 11, at Mangondo sec sch,300 pple have voted as @11:30am (99 males and 201 females)18 assisted(2males and 16 females)
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) January 21, 2017
At Guru polling station ward 11,#Zanupf members Lydia Tavengwa and Tarisai Garai are forcing pple to declare that they are illiterate
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) January 21, 2017
11.16 am – At Bikita Minerals hall ward 30,as @10am,92 had voted(39 males,52 females)assisted voters 11 (3males and 8 females) #BikitaDecides
09.41 am – 4 young women declared themselves illiterate & were assisted to vote at St Mary’s Catholic Church ward 12. Heal Zim Trust.
Sights from Bikita West as #BikitaDecides@rashidmahiya1 @P_VanDamme_EU @JabuShumba @AbelChikomo @MunyaBwanya @ZimPeopleFirst_ @263Chat pic.twitter.com/sqdZNDFZie
— Heal Zimbabwe (@HealZim) January 21, 2017
09.24 am – Bikita Health Centre polling station in Ward 13 opened on time with all materials
being available. There were 6 polling officials, two police officers, 1 inside the polling station and the other outside. Four candidates were represented by polling agents being ZANU PF, 3, ZPF, 3, NCA, 2 and Muzvimbiri, 2. 1 voter asked to be assisted to vote and 3 polling officials and a police woman assisted her. 1 voter was turned away for not appearing on the Voters’
Roll. The polling station has a total 196 voters on the main roll. A total of 30 people
had voted by 07:30hrs. #BikitaWestByElection.
09.06 am – Most polling stations opened on time with high voter turn out. No reported incidents of violence.
8. 10 am – At Mandiki P.sch ward 9,polling station opened on time.100 people have voted as at 8:30am. Majority are women. polling station opened on time.
7.00am – polling station ward 11,more than 50 pple have voted.majority of voters are women.
6.50 am – ward 22,100 pple have voted so far majority of voters are women.
6.45 am – ward 22 only polling agents from Zanu PF and ZPF were present when voting started
6.30 am – There is high voter turnout at Ushe Primary School ward 9, at Makondo Primary school ward 19.
5.57 am – All polling stations in wards 9,22 and 5 opened on time. (HZT)