By Own Correspondent| Political violence has erupted in Mazowe West constituency ahead of today’s Zanu PF primary elections with the sitting member of parliament for the area, Kazembe Kazembe being accused of causing the sad development.

ZimEye.com on Sunday visited the area and witnessed a 30 tonne truck and a commuter ominibus belonging to Kazembe’s rival Tafadzwa Musarara who is vying for the constituency damaged (See pictures)

According to eyewitnesses, Kazembe’s supporters on Saturday evening deflated the tyres of Musarara’s two vehicles which were carrying some campaign materials.

The drivers of the two vehicles said they left their cars and ran away leaving the armed attackers deflating their cars with knives.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday.

Musarara’s campaign team said campaign material worth thousands of dollars which included food stuffs was looted in the process .

They said they reported the case to Concession police station.

Last week Kazembe was reported to have tempered with the voters roll.

The Sports Minister is also accused of grabbing a local agricultural college.

When ZimEye contacted him last week Kazembe said all the allegations against him were being peddled by his rivals who were “afraid of losing the Zanu PF primaries”.

Musarara has injected a budget of $400 000 in the Mazowe West constituency primary elections for the house of assembly.