Chamisa ‘unfazed’ as two military helicopters fly low, FAZ vehicles maintain presence at rally

By Agencies/Staff Writer  

CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa remained vigilant Monday as two military helicopters flew so low with Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ)  vehicles speeding across Charandura Growth Point where he was addressing party supporters Monday.

Two military helicopters were seen circling Charandura Growth Point on Sunday while Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) vehicles sped across the centre in what villagers said was an attempt to intimidate them so they would not attend Chamisa’s rally.

“Two helicopters circled the Growth Point with one flying so low we actually could see its pilot.

“We know why they did that. It was just their way of intimidating people, especially the elderly who are quick to reimagine days of the liberation war,” said one villager who requested anonymity for security reasons.

Zanu PF’s Barbra Rwodzi whom Cheza seeks to replace organised a sports tournament at Chizhou on the same day which all of her supporters were ordered to attend.

A Zanu PF truck could be seen milling around the centre, occasionally collecting and dropping off Rwodzi’s supporters at their venue.

“I hear they are intimidating people here. I hear they have also organised an event to counter ours. That is clearly demonic, a shadow you should not follow, why should one ever do that?” said Chamisa.

“We want to create an environment where people organise each other and campaign in peace.

“It does not make sense that we would experience this in an independent Zimbabwe. Why then did people like Herbert Chitepo and the Lion of Chirumanzu Leopold Takawira die?

Chirumanzu South has emerged as one of the country’s hotly contested constituencies.