The Zimbabwe Republic Police has set up a National Elections Command as it gears up for the forthcoming harmonised elections. The election date is yet to be announced. The Herald has it on good authority that Senior Assistant Commissioner Erasmus Mukodza has been appointed by the ZRP to head the National Elections Command. He will be based at the Police General Headquarters and his team will assess the situation on the ground countrywide before, during and after the harmonised elections. The team will soon tour all the country's 10 provinces to assess the ZRP's state of preparedness for the elections.
The setting up of the National Elections Command comes after President Mnangagwa urged the police to play a pivotal role in ensuring that the elections were held in a peaceful and conducive atmosphere characterised by effective policing.
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