Zec mocks the claims of ballots

Fidelis Munyoro Senior Journalist
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) mocked social media claims that presidential ballots were being carried in Zanu-PF trucks to different locations. polling stations of the country. Zimbabwe goes to the polls next Monday.

A clip showing a car supposed to be that of aspiring candidate Zanu-PF Cde Tichaona Karimazondo charged with alleged presidential ballots became viral on various social issues.

Blogger Edmund Kudzayi, former editor of The Sunday Mail, posted yesterday on his personal Facebook wall an image of what he claimed to be presidential ballots in the back seat of a Zanak Bakkie. PF marked "Uzumba Constituency". He did not explain how he knew that newspapers were ballot papers and in particular presidential ballots.

But the ZEC Commissioner in charge of the public liaison, Dr. Qhubani Moyo, rejected the ying the image of a Zanu-PF vehicle supposed to carry ballots is false and coming suppliers of distortion and anarchism whose intention is to destabilize the smooth conduct of elections

"This is circulated by false and alarmist the progress and good work done by the electorate, "he said.

"The commission does not carry its voting materials using trucks and the ballot papers and security documents are carried in the presence of the representatives of the parties involved."

"The ballot papers were distributed to constituencies and transported to the polls in the presence of the agents of all parties involved.

Dr. Moyo rejected Kudzayi's claims as unfounded, false and alarmist

He explained that election officials of the various candidates were allowed to sleep in the polling stations keeping the ballot papers with the Police and ZEC officials. "Voting agents are allowed to sleep in polling stations if they wish to keep ballots with police and ZEC security.

Kudzayi claimed that Zanu-PF supporters will receive the ballots before going to the polling station. change them in the polling booth.