Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance councillor for ward 18, Chiredzi West, Gilbert Mutubuki is being persecuted for speaking on behalf of landless citizens.

Councillor Mutubuki appeared in court on Tuesday morning for allegedly inciting public violence.

However, it has emerged he is being persecuted for challenging the seizure of land by Zanu PF supporters and war veterans.

See statement below :

Court Update

Triangle Magistrate Court (Cncllr Mutubuki ‘s case)

08 nov 2020

Our MDCA Masvingo Youth Assembly Secretary and Councillor for Chiredzi Town Council Gilbert Mutubuki appeared before triangle magistrate this midmorning and his trial is set to continue on 17 December. Adv Mureri was representing Councillor Mutubuki as his lawyer. Its very unfortunate that the state is keeping the case hanged since last year. Justice delayed is justice denied , peace of mind and curiousity are matters of concern to the Councillor and the people he represents in the ward. Councillor Mutubuki is being charged with inciting violence in a case where he confronted the greedy war veterans over land grab at the hands of landless poor Zimbabweans.

Background
Some war veterans have gone on a grabbing spree of land in Chiredzi and Triangle . Councillor Mutubuki has on many occassions rebuked the land grabs and the politicization of state land distribution.

On another note
Recently councillor Mutubuki initiated a fair land destributuon among local people in his ward irregardless of diverse political homes.

The case caused a storm when the war veterans eager to grab the land violently attacked Mutubuki and threatened him with a gun. It is a matter of concern to the MDCA YA since our youth leaders are being persecuted for defending the poor. The Land grabs and politicization of state resource should be resisted forthwith across the province.

LandIsForThePeople

SimbaRevanhuMuchariona

Timoth Muswere
Masvingo YA information Dept