‘Maintain Peace Throughout Elections Period’

President Mnangagwa gets a feel of one of the vehicles he handed over to police at the Zimbabwe Republic Police Mkushi Academy (formerly Morris Depot) in Harare yesterday. — Picture: Justin Mutenda

Freeman Razemba

Crime Reporter

Police must maintain the highest degree of vigilance to guarantee maintenance of law and order as well as the protection of life and property before, during and after the forthcoming harmonised general elections, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. He reiterated his administration’s zero tolerance to politically motivated violence and that his Government will never allow the present peace, unity and stability in the country to be tainted for the political expediency of a few rogue pseudo politicians. He was speaking yesterday while commissioning 132 vehicles for the police, which include off road pick up vehicles, some of which will be assigned for border patrols. He also unveiled a new name for the Morris Depot Police Academy, ZRP Mkushi Academy, as well as donating 100 computers and printers to the ZRP. The academy is named after the Mkushi Girls Training Camp in Zambia that was attacked by Rhodesian forces in 1977 massacring many of the unarmed female trainees. “As you are aware, our country is now in election season with the harmonised general elections due to be held on August 23 this year. I wish to reiterate my administration’s zero tolerance to politically motivated violence. “Violence, divisive tendencies and nefarious machinations are unacceptable and alien to our country’s politics. My Government will never allow the present peace, unity and stability in our country to be tainted for the political expediency of a few rogue pseudo politicians. ReadMore