Paul Nyathi

The opposition MDC Alliance has set a very high bar against ZANU PF in terms of holding internal elections as the party went through very peaceful and organised primary elections in Kuwadzana Constituency ahead of the forth coming by elections.

The party opened polling stations early Sunday morning with thousands of party members expected to cast their votes by 4pm when polling closes.

The opposition party used the the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission 2018 elections voters roll with about ten polling stations set up in the constituency.

Last week, the ruling ZANU PF primary elections in the same constituency were marred with chaos and violence which forced the ruling party to postpone the primary elections.

There were running battles as people fought over money which was being splashed by one of the candidates, former Kuwadzana MP Betty Kaseke, using runners.

Trouble started when those who were handling the money in some of the groups did not give it out,

Kaseke reportedly went to the commissariat department where she managed to convince the people manning the office to give her the cell lists (voters’ roll).

She took them away and allegedly added some more names and deleted others which forced the party to resort to using the Zec voters’ roll which was rejected by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.