{"id":1930,"date":"2019-01-17T13:42:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2019-01-17T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:42:10","slug":"mdc-denies-hand-in-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mdc-denies-hand-in-mayhem","title":{"rendered":"MDC denies hand in mayhem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MDC national organising secretary Amos Chibaya has rubbished government claims that the opposition party was behind the current protests sparked by last week\u2019s steep fuel price hikes.<span id=\"more-3096224744011349\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere in Gweru, I saw very senior Zanu PF officials and activists protesting as well. I am the organising secretary of MDC and all programmes come from my office. I never sanctioned these protests at all; that is why I am here at home. Our own programmes will come,\u201d Chibaya said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government must simply listen to the message being delivered to it by its people instead of laying blame on the MDC. We are saddened by the people who have already been shot and killed by the State security agents. The regime has been cornered. It\u2019s a complete humiliation for the so-called new republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MDC is a peaceful party, that is why no retribution on people who have stolen elections has been witnessed. No matter how far and extreme the party has been stretched, it has remained calm. We never instructed our supporters to be violent at all. However, the citizens are just angry with the failed regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-587149830\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>Chibaya said he did not activate the so-called Vanguard or the Democratic Resistance Committee as claimed by State security minister Owen Ncube.<br \/>\n\u201cI am not aware of any co-ordination for these protests. What is clear is the long-suffering of Zimbabweans. President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa must address the burning nation and end his shameless globetrotting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Zanu PF spokesperson Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo comment. He should report what he knows to the police,\u201d Khaya Moyo said.<\/p>\n<p>Zanu PF Midlands provincial spokesperson Cornelius Mpereri said: \u201cThose reports that our members of Zanu PF took part in the protests are all hogwash.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDC national organising secretary Amos Chibaya has rubbished government claims that the opposition party was behind the current protests sparked by last week\u2019s steep fuel price hikes. \u201cHere in Gweru, I saw very senior Zanu PF officials and activists protesting as well. 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