MIDLANDS Midlands province is pre-dominantly rural. It contains a mixed bag, with regards to languages spoken in the area. Karanga and Ndebele-speaking people reside in this province. In most parts of Midlands, people derive livelihood from subsistence agriculture. Due to the vagaries of the weather, people in this region are food insecure especially in Gokwe and poverty levels are high. The presence of mines in this region has created opportunities for gold panning which is rife in Kwekwe and areas near the great dyke. As industries have closed, in urban centers and the weather has not been favourable for agriculture, the people have resorted to gold panning and this has had devastating effects on the environment. SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 174 175 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE CHIREYA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE KABUYUNI The constituency comprises, Tshoda, Chireya infrastructure is bad and the floods experianced This is a new constituency born out of Gokwe most elections. There are hardly any active and Rukura. This is a new constituency which in 2000 damaged roads and they have not been North. It comprises Zomba, Sengwa and roads in Gokwe Sengwa constituency and was part of Gokwe South in 2005 and Gokwe repaired. The area witnessed some violence Madzivazvido. The area is prone to droughts. schools are very few. Some few clinics are North in 2000. It is found north east of Chireya and intimidation in the run up to the 2000 and People survive from the cultivation of fodder found mainly to serve the children's medical business centre, east and south east of 2005 parliamentary elections. Poverty is high crops and cotton. Most of the young people in requirements just as the statutory requirements Mashame Rural Health Center. The people of and the incidence of poverty was 72 per cent in area do not go beyond secondary school and demands. Results for 2000 elections are not Gokwe Chireya constiueny grow cotton for 2003 and it has since increased with the decline begin farming for a livelihood. available as the constituency was non existent. cash and maize, ground nuts and round nuts in the economic perfomance of the country Notwithstanding the high levels of poverty for food. Schools in the area are found along the . and the squalid living conditions, the people REGISTERED VOTERS main road and a few are found in the remote REGISTERED VOTERS have voted in favour of the ruling party in 24809 places of Gokwe Chireya. The road 27261 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2005 Esther Nyauchi MDC 9048 Year Candidate Political party Number of votes Tongai Choga ZANU PF 17922 2005 Chikomba Leonard ZANU-PF 18 111 Sibangina Mlandu MDC 8951 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 176 177 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE CHIREYA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE KABUYUNI The constituency comprises, Tshoda, Chireya infrastructure is bad and the floods experianced This is a new constituency born out of Gokwe most elections. There are hardly any active and Rukura. This is a new constituency which in 2000 damaged roads and they have not been North. It comprises Zomba, Sengwa and roads in Gokwe Sengwa constituency and was part of Gokwe South in 2005 and Gokwe repaired. The area witnessed some violence Madzivazvido. The area is prone to droughts. schools are very few. Some few clinics are North in 2000. It is found north east of Chireya and intimidation in the run up to the 2000 and People survive from the cultivation of fodder found mainly to serve the children's medical business centre, east and south east of 2005 parliamentary elections. Poverty is high crops and cotton. Most of the young people in requirements just as the statutory requirements Mashame Rural Health Center. The people of and the incidence of poverty was 72 per cent in area do not go beyond secondary school and demands. Results for 2000 elections are not Gokwe Chireya constiueny grow cotton for 2003 and it has since increased with the decline begin farming for a livelihood. available as the constituency was non existent. cash and maize, ground nuts and round nuts in the economic perfomance of the country Notwithstanding the high levels of poverty for food. Schools in the area are found along the . and the squalid living conditions, the people REGISTERED VOTERS main road and a few are found in the remote REGISTERED VOTERS have voted in favour of the ruling party in 24809 places of Gokwe Chireya. The road 27261 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2005 Esther Nyauchi MDC 9048 Year Candidate Political party Number of votes Tongai Choga ZANU PF 17922 2005 Chikomba Leonard ZANU-PF 18 111 Sibangina Mlandu MDC 8951 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 176 177 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE NEMBUDZIYA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE SESAME Gokwe Nembudziya was split into three country. Children rarely go to school beyond Gokwe Sesame is a new constituency that was developed. The health and education delivery constituencies. The constituency includes secondary school, as the lure of cotton money split from Gokwe Sengwa and Gokwe system have suffered from staff attrition as Nembudziya and Kuwirirana. The region is grips them. This has kept the population Constituency. The constituency covers professionals are unwilling to work in remote arid and rain fall is very sporadic. The people illiterate and unable to make informed political Mutimutema and Sesame. Like most areas in areas. People in Gokwe Rural like most rural rely on farming drought resistant crops such as decisions. Consequently they are prone to Gokwe, the community derives its livelihood communities in Zimbabwe have voted in cotton. The sale of cotton provides income but intimidation. This area is a stronghold of from agriculture. Cash crops such as cotton are support of ZANU PF. it comes once a year as a result it is inadequate ZANU PF although some opposition activities the mainstay of the region. Poverty levels have to sustain their needs. The youths have gone took place before the 2002 presidential gone beyond 73 per cent and the area is under REGISTERED VOTERS into gold panning in order to supplement elections. 31905 incomes. Poverty incidence was 75 per cent in 2003 and this could be higher given rapid REGISTERED VOTERS economic deterioration that has crippled the 27026 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2005 Flora Buka ZANU PF 23 644 Farai Magaya MDC 7104 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 178 179 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE NEMBUDZIYA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE SESAME Gokwe Nembudziya was split into three country. Children rarely go to school beyond Gokwe Sesame is a new constituency that was developed. The health and education delivery constituencies. The constituency includes secondary school, as the lure of cotton money split from Gokwe Sengwa and Gokwe system have suffered from staff attrition as Nembudziya and Kuwirirana. The region is grips them. This has kept the population Constituency. The constituency covers professionals are unwilling to work in remote arid and rain fall is very sporadic. The people illiterate and unable to make informed political Mutimutema and Sesame. Like most areas in areas. People in Gokwe Rural like most rural rely on farming drought resistant crops such as decisions. Consequently they are prone to Gokwe, the community derives its livelihood communities in Zimbabwe have voted in cotton. The sale of cotton provides income but intimidation. This area is a stronghold of from agriculture. Cash crops such as cotton are support of ZANU PF. it comes once a year as a result it is inadequate ZANU PF although some opposition activities the mainstay of the region. Poverty levels have to sustain their needs. The youths have gone took place before the 2002 presidential gone beyond 73 per cent and the area is under REGISTERED VOTERS into gold panning in order to supplement elections. 31905 incomes. Poverty incidence was 75 per cent in 2003 and this could be higher given rapid REGISTERED VOTERS economic deterioration that has crippled the 27026 Year Candidate Political Party Number Of Votes 2005 Flora Buka ZANU PF 23 644 Farai Magaya MDC 7104 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 178 179 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE SENGWA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE KANA Gokwe Sengwa includes Sengwa Bridge, residents find employment at Sengwa Mine, Gokwe Kana comprises of Manoti, Mateta and Poverty levels have increased given the Sengwa and Matema. The constituency was which mines coal. Poverty levels have Kana. Gokwe Kana remained relatively unprecedented economic decline that has striped of some areas and made smaller. The increased as farming costs increased due to unchanged, although, some wards were hived occurred in the last decade from 1998 to 2008. major business center is Sengwa Bridge shortages of seed, chemicals and fuel. The from the constituency. The people rely on ZANU PF has won all elections in this Business Centre. This place has become a people voted for ZANU PF in the 2000 and subsistence farming and they grow cotton. constituency. ghost centre as many shops are empty and 2005 parliamentary elections Infrastructure is undeveloped. In 2003, the locals travel to Gokwe Centre for goods and Poverty Assessment Study established that 76 REGISTERED VOTERS services. Schools are few and far between. The REGISTERED VOTERS per cent of the population in this area is poor. 28397 area remains largely undeveloped. Some 24809 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS 180 181 SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS GOKWE SENGWA Constituency Profile Constituency Profile GOKWE KANA Gokwe Sengwa includes Sengwa Bridge, residents find employment at Sengwa Mine, Gokwe Kana comprises of Manoti, Mateta and Poverty levels have increased given the Sengwa and Matema. The constituency was which mines coal. Poverty levels have Kana. Gokwe Kana remained relatively unprecedented economic decline that has striped of some areas and made smaller.