By Farai D Hove | Zimbabwe’s most fearless member of parliament, Job Sikhala who was yesterday arrested in Tynwald, Harare, appears in court today.
Hon Sikhala is Zimbabwe’s upstanding free spirit whose parliamentary work is the nation’s last legislative flame.
He has been uncompromisingly calling for an end to corruption and the abusing of the state institutions by ZANU PF.
The development comes two days after the home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe responding to a ZimEye leak, made claims that he is not at all pursuing the MP.
Barely 3 days after the Home Affairs minister claimed that he is not at all after the MP to arrest him, he has gotten him arrested this afternoon, and this tweet is evidence of his denials @ZLHRLawyers https://t.co/MFH1YfDrW6
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) August 21, 2020
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At the close of day, the ZRP confirmed Sikhala is in their custody, assisting with investigations in a case in which he is alleged to have been one of the advocates for the flopped July 31 demonstrations.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he will provide more details of the arrest in due course.
“Yes, Sikhala was arrested today (yesterday) in Tynwald North where he was in hiding. Remember he was wanted for incitement of public violence.” He is expected in court later this morning.
The MDC Alliance also confirmed Sikhala’s arrest on its Twitter handle saying;
“#BREAKING MDC Alliance vice chairman Job Sikhala has been arrested. He is at the police station with his lawyer. Details to follow.”
Party spokesperson, Fadzai Mahere, told the media yesterday that indeed, Sikhala had been nabbed.