The Herald
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Komisheni inoona nezvesarudzo, yeZimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, yawedzera mazuva mashanu kunyoreswa kwevavhoti nemafoni nemamwe mazuva mashanu kubva Chitatu chinouya kusvika 26 Kurume zvichitevera matambudziko ari kusangana nekomisheni iyi nekuda kwemagetsi.
ZEC yakatarisana nekunonoka kunyoresa kunyoresa nharembozha nekuda kwemamiriro ekunze asina kunaka ayo ari kukonzeresa magwaro avo ekushandisa magetsi ezuva.
Vavhoti varatidza kufara zvikuru nekuwedzerwa kwechirongwa chekunyoresa vanhu kuvhota vachiti zvichaita kuti vanhu vakawanda vanyorese.
VaFredrick Matsa vekuGoromonzi vanoti vanotenda zvikuru kuti ZEC yakawedzera nguva yekunyoresa vanhu sezvo vaida kuti mwana wavo, uyo asvitsa makore gumi nemasere kutanga kwemwedzi uno, avhote kekutanga.
“Mashoko haakwanise kutaura kufara kwandinoita nekuti ndinoda kuti mwana wangu anosvitsa makore 18 musi wa6 Kurume anyorese nekuvhota, azviwanire kuvhota. Nekuda kwechikoro akange asati anyoresa, asi iye zvino ndinofunga kuti nekuwedzerwa kwaakaitwa achange awana nguva yakakwana yekunyoresa,” akadaro.
Mumwe mugari wemuSunway City, VaPhillip Murisa, vatiwo kuwedzerwa kwechirongwa chekunyoresa kuvhota kuchaita kuti vanhu vakawanda vanyorese.
“Vamwe vanhu vakatadza kuvhota nekuti vanenge vakasungwa nemabasa nezvimwe zvakasiyana asi kuwedzerwa kwacho kunogona kuita kuti vavhote mukupera kwesvondo. Iri idanho rakanaka nekuti richawedzera huwandu hwevavhoti mugwaro revavhoti,” vakadaro.
Mashoko akadai anotsinhirwawo nemugari wekuEpworth, Muzvare Petronella Mutumhe, avo vanoti: “Ndinoonawo kuti iri idanho rakanaka nekuti richapa vanhu vakawanda mukana wekunyoresa kuvhota.
Amai Ida vekuSunningdale vakawirirana naMuzvare Mutumhe vakati kuwedzerwa kwenyaya iyi idanho rakanaka sezvo sarudzo dzemaprimary dzange dzambomiswa.
Vanhu vakamirira kunyoresa kuvhota paChipembere Primary School muHighfield, muHarare, nezuro. –Mifananidzo: Memory Mangombe.
“Sarudzo dzeZanu PF dzakambosendekwa parutivi saka ndinofunga kuti kuwedzera chirongwa chekunyoresa kuvhota kuchapa mukana wekuti vanhu vakawanda vanyorese kunyanya vari kunzvimbo dziri kure dzakawirwa nedutu reFreddy,” vanodaro.
Sachigaro weZEC, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, nguva pfupi yadarika vakakumbira vanhu vanenge vachida kuvhota kuti vave nemoyo murefu sezvo zvinhu zvichitarisirwa kuve nani.
“Komisheni inoona nezvesarudzo yeZimbabwe Electoral Commission inoda kuzivisa veruzhinji kuti pane zvimwe zvimhingamipinyi zvakasangana nazvo pachirongwa chekunyoresa vavhoti chichangobva kuvhurwa izvo zvakakonzera kuti kune dzimwe nzvimbo kunonoke kunyoreswa,” vanodaro.
“Izvi zviri kunyanya kukonzerwa nekushata kwemamiriro ekunze izvo zviri kukanganisa kuchajisa solar charging kumichina yekunyoresa, zvikuru sei pasina magetsi. Komisheni iyi iri kukumbira kune vose vane chekuita nenhau iyi kuti vave nemoyo murefu sezvo zvinhu zviri kutarisirwa kugadzirisa mukati memazuva mashoma anotevera.
“Zvinofanirwa kucherechedzwawo kuti kunaya kwemvura zhinji kwakakanganisa kufamba mune dzimwe nzvimbo dzeManicaland izvo zvapa kuti chirongwa chekunyoresa vavhoti chinonoke kune dzimwe nzvimbo mudunhu iri. Zvisineyi nezvimhingamipinyi izvi, vanenge vachida kunyoresa vachiri kukurudzirwa kuti vashanyire nzvimbo dzekunyoresa vavhoti dziri padyo navo pamazuva akarongwa.”
Justice Chigumba vavimbisa masangano aya kuti Komisheni iri kuedza nepainogona napo kuona kuti pasave nemunhu ari kukanganiswa nezviri kuitika. Chirongwa cheNational mobile Biometric Voter Registration chakatanga nemusi weSvondo wadarika vamwe vanhu vachifarira kuti vachavhota kekutanga gore rino.
Chirongwa ichi changa chiine bhajeti remabhiriyoni makumi maviri nemana emadhora uye chiri kuitwa neZEC uye kupera kwacho chichapa nzira yekutevera kunosanganisira kuvhura gwaro revavhoti kuti riongororwe neveruzhinji izvo zvinozoita kuti sarudzo dziitwe.
Vavhoti vanokwanisa kunyoresa chero nguva, asi panguva yechirongwa che mobile blitz, ZEC inobuda mugwara rekuunza magwaro ekunyoresa kunova kunogara vavhoti nekushanda, kwete kuti vaende kunzvimbo dzakatarwa.