The President of the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change, Advocate Nelson Chamisa has reportedly paid hospital bills to his injured supporters.
The supporters got injured at Chamisa’s rally in Kwekwe last Sunday.
The violence led to the death of one person while 17 were seriously injured and taken to hospital after a machete wielding gang allegedly comprising of Zanu PF youths, attacked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, and broke up a hugely attended rally in Kwekwe Sunday afternoon.
They used machetes to heck Chamisa’s supporters and pelted them with empty beer bottles and bricks, leaving scores nursing serious injuries.
Images and visuals coming from the venue show the scared crowd disintegrating.
The attack occurred just as CCC president Nelson Chamisa was delivering his speech to the crowd.
Chamisa could be heard shouting: “Those who are causing violence are not our people, they don’t belong to us.”
But the attack continued relentlessly.
An announcer who immediately took over from Chamisa could be heard encouraging the party youths to retaliate.
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