Protestors Are Snakes That Must Be Crushed: Mphoko

Protestors Are Snakes That Must Be Crushed: Mphoko
Published: 2016 July 10 09:55:17 (3449 Views)


BEITBRIDGE - Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday shockingly described #ZimShutDown activists as snakes that must be crushed using military forces and warned that in future his party would use the army to deal ruthlessly with protesters. 


“We will look at our own ways of solving such problems,” he said. “We have security forces. We cannot keep snakes growing in our backyards,” Mphoko said. 


He was speaking to government heads of departments, councillors and other local leaders in Beitbridge where he went to get “first hand” information on the causes of the riots that rocked the border town on July 1.


Mphoko heard that the riots were started by very young children and not people that were arrested by police.


Councillor Max Chikova told him that the riots were sparked by the recently-introduced regulation Statutory Instrument 64/2016 restricting goods imports.


“People are afraid to say the truth but the recent import laws have completely spelt doom on Beitbridge people who survive from the border,” he said.


Chikova, a Zanu PF councillor for Beitbridge Town Council, urged government to consider levying duty on goods instead of banning imports.


“Everyone is not happy; they are crying because of the new law. Even government is not making money; its losing revenue because people are sidestepping the border and smuggling goods,” Chikova said.


“We must investigate the possibility of these children having been sponsored. We have no child soldiers in Zimbabwe,” Mphoko said.


Mphoko later toured the town where he was shown the burnt Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse which was still smouldering, looted shops and destroyed traffic lights.



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Anonymous user 2016 July 10 11:19:08
where does this party get its leaders from?another Muzenda
Anonymous user 2016 July 10 08:55:07
Filthy talk and irresponsible as usual.keep up the good song for your super sir.this will maybe cover your appointment for life.a word of advise from one of the snakes' 'miss not my head i have enough vernom already generated since 1983 hope you know what i mean.

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