By A Correspondent- Midlands Province Zanu PF Secretary for Education in the Youth League Tapiwa Muto has been arrested.
Sources privy to the development revealed that Muto was ambushed by MID officers and fully armed Support Unit officers.
Said one of the sources:
“They blocked his car at the ZanuPF Kwekwe district HQ and they forced him out of his car at gun point.
There were 8 support unit officers and 5 military intelligence officers. One of them is named Tapera.”
The source added that Muto is one of the youths who were advocating for a youthful candidate for Kwekwe Central By Elections.
Added another source:
“The Dispol was not at liberty to reveal details about the arrest and he said he knew nothing about the matter. He was referring all questions to the Deputy Minister of Defence since he is the one who directly gave him a list of people and instructed him to lock the youths in the cells.”
Another source alleged that Deputy Minister Victor Matemadanda is being accused of causing all these problems.
“It is alleged that Matemadanda is imposing G40 and his loyalists into the DCC because he is eyeing the Vice presidency post.”
Over the Kwekwe Central candidature, ZanuPF heavyweight are divided and Matemadanda, Daniel McKenzie Ncube who is the Midlands Provincial Chairman and Edmore Samambwa are backing a known G40 Kandros Mugabe. On the other hand, Minister of State Security Owen Ncube , July Moyo , Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri , Mable Chinomona are backing the youthful candidate Energy Dhala Ncube who is also a nephew to Owen Ncube.
It is said that the police are just hand picking ZanuPF and Lacoste loyalists in Kwekwe under the instructions of Matemadanda.
Some of the members on Matemadanda’s unwanted list are Denis Chikwanda , Jona Nyevera ,Moore Muzira, Takunda Chikwanda , Makomborero Mlambo , Luckson Nyika , Boss Munya ,Petros Makonde and Tapiwa Muganhu who are known as the Alshabab.”