KARIMANZIRA HOUSIING

COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP

LETTER OF APEAL FOR ZANU PF

ASSISTANCE ON THE CONFLICT

BETWEEN THE COOPERATIVE,

CHIKONO AND OTHERS.

1 Background

Karimanzira housing cooperative is a residential cooperative situated in Harare south

constituency on a 401 hector piece of land facilitated by the party in 2014.We here note without

any doubt that this represented a fulfillment of the Party’s revolutionary mandate of providing land

to its supporters and youths. The land allocation was done under the directive of the party and

was established using party influence. Since establishment the cooperative has co-existed with

other land owners namely Chikono and Mashayamombe who have now sought to extend their

lands protruding into lands of the poor masses who are the legitimate owners of such land as

given by the party. Below are the facts and the matter and the reliefs sought by the people of

Karimanzira Cooperative.

1.2 Facts of the Matter

In 2014, we as ZANU PF youths were allocated plot number 401 by the ZANU PF party in

Ushewekunze phase four in Harare south constituency. The allocation was part of the party’s

welfare measure to its membership as else a great stride in its political marketing.

Upon rejoicing over the allocation of the land, in 2014 we created our housing cooperative named

Karimanzira housing cooperative inhabiting a number of 5 000 youth led households, a potential

12 000 voter population.

However in the present moment, the youth led community is under attack from G 40 and MDC

elements dressed in the cloaks of former ZANU PF turn MDC A member, Mr SHADRECK

MASHAYAMOMBE and his colleagues Mr Chikono and Shava who have become effective land

barons.

Mr Mashayamombe and Chikono came later after the establishment of Karimanziira housing

cooperative the two were allocated a piece of land for agricultural purposes in support of Mr
Chikonos charity based organization for the elderly and the vulnerable.

After the successful Establishment of Karimanzira housing cooperative, Mr chikono diverted his

attention from agriculture to housing eying possible thousand the scheme could award him. This

being a misnomer in itself, it does not constitute our worry.

Our major concern is then selfish and unlawful extension of Mr Chikono’s land that has protruded

into the Karimanzira housing cooperative. Mr Chikono with the help of Mr Mashayamombe

together with other masked G40 elements have embarked on a violent seizure of land belonging

to our cooperative members. As of this date of this submission the cabal have commenced a

process of violent demolitions and destruction of properties in a bid to enforce evacuations

1.3 Urgency of the matter

As from the 17th of November 2020 ZANU PF youths have been living under threat from the youth

employed by the crew as led by Mashayamombe and Chikono. The youths have been

threatening to burn houses and commit acts of banditry

From the 18th, the threats have become manifest with these hooligan youths violently harassing

residents, demanding evacuation. In the process, they have carried out demolitions using hand

tools a reality that shows the lack of legal support to the act, had the act been legal, the

enforcement authority would be the council or otherwise.

As we submit this paper today, a number of families have lost their homes and properties due to

the demolitions that are both illegal and badly timed.

The demolitions are being done in this rainy season, effectively seeking to deepen the pains of

the victims as well as to raise negative emotions against the party.

The issue is urgent demanding urgent attention to save the families from homeless, hunger and

insecurity that has been ague by the acts of banditry executed by the youths.

1.4 Our Complains

We are deeply troubled by the levels of negligence exhibited by the party over our tragedy. The

cooperative was established by the party, for the poor and for tthe party. It is our stern belief that

any issue arising from the activities done by the party or under its influence remain a responsibility

of the party. Therefore, we are in sorrow and complain over this lack of responsiveness to our

misfortune that has been going for a considerable length of time.

We are also deeply worried about the level of party destruction on the grassroots by lack of

solidarity from above. The party is a strong tree, without its roots its trunk and branches become

weak. There is a general feeling of neglect as the masses feel betrayed by the party. Whether

they are wrong or correct what is fact is that in times like these the party is the only authority of

resort. The lack of solidarity now prevailing is shocking and painful to the party members and

supporters.

We feel that ZANU PF as a Marxist-Leniniat party has dumped its constitution mandate in which

the PARTY EXECUTE should exert control over the government, hence some government

officials are now going astray by officialising house demolitions in which the prolitariate is mostly

vulnerable. As a result youths are forced to dump their party constitutional mandate as enshrined

in Article 23, section 186 (2) to mobilise the youth in defence of the party. As a result of the

ongoing conflict between the parties interested, one of our youth was shot and died on spot on his

return from Airport where he had gone for a national duty. Up to now we are seeing Shava the

perpetrator of this injustice walking scot free.

It has been proven over time that Zanu PF remains the protector of the poor masses of Zimbabwe

who were historically marginalized by the colonial system and have been in recent years,

marginalized by admitted state captures that created sustained mass poverty. Zanu PF as is in its

DNA showed up for the masses in its restore legacy exercise. However, the enemies of the

people have manifested great zeal to detract the progress of the people and the party

1.5 Causes and implication of our dilemma

1.5.1Integrity of the party

Taking into account the fact that the cooperative was established under ZANU PF political

leadership as art o if public mandate and political marketing strategies, it is plausible to argue

there is a looming threat of loss of integrity. The second republic, is successful in its international

re-engagement and broad national development, but have remained distant in relation OFF its

relationship with grassroots populations. Without taking anything away from the second republic,

the first republic was well known for it power umbrella that extended wide and deep enough to

reach the grass roots. It is a fact that second republic is not a parallel administration to the first,

but a reformed element of the same revolutionary organization whose mandate is to eradicate

barriers to equality, namely affluence. With this in mind we seek to engage the party to reestablish

its power utilization to protect its members who have stayed resolute in their support amidst great

pressures.

1.5.6 Restructuring debacles

The party is currently undergoing a grassroots restructuring program. The demolition exercise is

seeking to disturb this process that was slowly gaining momentum. The exercise is direct attack to

the interest of the party considering the thin margins with which the constituency was won to

ZANU PF. It is in our opinion and observation that this violent land possession seeks to De-
Zanonise the area, through dislocating ZANU PF members there residing. Failure by the party to

assert its authority is a great show of weakness that will weaken the strength of our masses and

strengthen the resolve on the part of our enemies. His excellency President E.D Mnangagwa

has been keen on the need to gaud against selfish interested overriding the peoples interests .As

such this acts by former and urgent members of the party represents the greatest form of betrayal

and greed. The thousand are poor party members, whose wellbeing is a responsibility of the

government through the party of their choice, a party they stood with in the hardest of all political

climates.

1.6 Relief sought

1.4.1 Immediate political interception pending clear fact finding

We here request an immediate political intervention to intercept the demolitions. We believe this

is not so much a legal battle that it is a political battle. The legal battle together with its high cost

and demand for organisation is slow in addressing the concern of poor masses who have always

been marginalized by systems captured by the Rich. We therefore seek an immediate political

intervention by the party to intercept the demolitions pending a fair fact finding mission on the

ground.

1.4.2 Guarantee of protection in case of confrontation

The conflict is raw in its nature, the enemy of the people is using violence against the masses who

have been law abiding sine the onset of the conflict. Sadly we suspect the enemy to be working

hand in hand with the law enforcement officers who have been barring the people from exercising

self Defence yet giving protection to hooligans enforcing an ill writ and read eviction order. After

all they are doing this without the writ of execution order which makes all their acts illegal. Hence

we submit to you that we have been left with no home but to fight for our lives and families, our

father fought for this land, it is with pain we write that a need has arisen for us to fight against our
fellow brothers. In these confrontations uncertainty is the only reality, a reality that has created

the need for us to ask for the party protection on the side of the people who will chose to stands

against the enemy. In the case of arrest or other realities we ask the party to provide security and

shielding so that our people effectively defend their land.

1.4.2 Party visit to the Karimanzira residence

We therefore also ask for an immediate visit of the party to the area, to raise a solidarity feeling

among the masses who most of them now feel neglected by the party. This visit must seek to

gather facts and to interface with the mases who are in dire need of party leadership. We believe

in parties capacities to protect its own. As such a visit is a great start to such protection.