Cops in Bulawayo apparently keep asking a group of ex-military guys the same weird question: why start your own party instead of just joining the ruling side? That's the core of what's happening to Guardians of Zimbabwe, a party launched by retired security personnel earlier this month, who say the whole thing grew out of their old service oath.
Party leader Moses Kumbweya got visited at home by CID Law and Order officers on July 9 while he wasn't around, then got a call and a follow-up visit the next day for a ninety-minute grilling covering the party's origins plus his personal and family background.
Then on July 20 he got summoned again, this time showing up with his lawyer Bruce Masamvu from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. That round dug into the party's goals, its stance on Constitution Amendment Act No. 3, and whether joining ZANU PF was ever on the table. No charges came out of any of this.
Spokesperson Sirdar Mharira pushed back, saying questions even touched on the president's family, and stressed the party formed entirely within constitutional rights. He's calling for continued peaceful, lawful engagement between citizens and law enforcement going forward.
Party leader Moses Kumbweya got visited at home by CID Law and Order officers on July 9 while he wasn't around, then got a call and a follow-up visit the next day for a ninety-minute grilling covering the party's origins plus his personal and family background.
Then on July 20 he got summoned again, this time showing up with his lawyer Bruce Masamvu from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. That round dug into the party's goals, its stance on Constitution Amendment Act No. 3, and whether joining ZANU PF was ever on the table. No charges came out of any of this.
Spokesperson Sirdar Mharira pushed back, saying questions even touched on the president's family, and stressed the party formed entirely within constitutional rights. He's calling for continued peaceful, lawful engagement between citizens and law enforcement going forward.
