Zanu PF youths have cash-bombed Kariba, raiding the resort town with demands of $6 each mandatory contributions from the public towards fund raising for the fractious party’s annual conference to be held in Victoria Falls in December.
“They are ordering each person to give them $6 which they claim is for the conference which we will never attend, and they are saying they will deal with those who would not have donated,” said an elderly man from Nyamhunga Township.
A Mahombekombe high density suburb woman who declined to be named confirmed that hoardes of Zanu Pf youths were visiting them and forcing “us” to contribute.
“They are moving with books in which they are recording ID numbers and names of people who would have paid including those who are not complying,” she said.
One of the Youths told ZimEye.com that they want “our” party members to fundraise for the conference as opposed to forcing companies.
“It is not true that we are forcing people to contribute. All the people we are approaching are our party members who we are asking to contribute towards the conference,” she said.
“We have over the years been accused of extorting companies and this year we have taken it upon ourselves that our party members raise funds for the event”.
Simon Khaya Moyo could not be reached to establish if it was the party’s official position to extort the public in the name of fundraising for the conference which has been slated for 7 and 8 December. The party on Thursday held a fund raising dinner in Harare for the conference which they said needs $1 million for its success.