Farai Dziva|Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa says his family is in danger following ” death threats” from Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna.

In a letter written to the Zimbabwe
Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) Mliswa’s appealed for urgent action from the commission.

RE: LETTER OF CONCERN AND
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION
INTO VERBAL THREATS MADE
AGAINST ME BY HON. DEXTER
NDUNA
The above refers
My name is Temba Peter Mliswa,
a citizen of Zimbabwe and
Independent Member of
Parliament for Norton Constituency. I write to you in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. section 243. which provides that the functions of the Zimbabwe Human Rights
Commission include

1. To receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers
   appropriate.
2. Protect people against abuse
   of power and maladministration by the State and public institutions and by officials of those institutions.
3. Investigate the conduct of any
   authority or person, suspected of violating any of the hurnan rights provided in the Constitution’s Declaration of Rights. 4. Take necessary actions to assist victims of human rights violations to receive justice
   I make the following complaint
   regarding a verbal threat made
   against me by Hon. Dexter Nduna, Member of Parliament for Chegutu West Constituency, and request the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to investigate these abuses and secure appropriate redress:
   During a Mines and Mining
   Development Parliamentary
   Portfolio Committee meeting in
   the Senate Chambers at the
   Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon
   Dexter Nduna made personal
   ominous verbal threats against
   me of which video and audio
   evidence is available.
4. “Ndine vamwe vanhu
   vandakauraya vandisingazive”
   which translated into English
   means, ‘I have killed some people I do not even know’
5. “I will deal with you outside” (Parliament) As a result of these threats, the security of my person and that of my family is now at risk, my right to freedom of movement and expression have been seriously compromised. I therefore look forward to your urgent response in this regard. Yours sincerely
   Hon. Temba P. Mliswa
   Member of Parliament &
   Chairperson, Parliamentary
   Portfolio Committee for Mines &Mining Development