Farai Dziva|MDC Secretary for Elections Jacob Mafume has cited vote-buying and intimidation of villagers as factors that contributed to the opposition party in the Mwenezi by-election.

“People were called to come and collect rice on the day of voting, Zanu PF was drilling a borehole a few metres from the polling station,” said Mafume.

“These are not elections. It is manipulation of people’s poverty.

Weaponising poverty and food is the biggest challenge that we have.”