The deployment comes at a time the governing party, Zanu-PF, has been spooked by MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa's trailblazing nationwide campaign which it has sought to violently thwart. The heavy riot police presence has been witnessed in the city centre everyday since police officers clashed with a grouping of war veterans who were protesting low allowances they receive from government. They are required to submit daily reports. Security sector sources revealed that in addition to the cops, who have maintained a heavy presence in Harare's central business district (CBD) for over a week, government has also secretly deployed significant numbers of undercover agents, mainly from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to gather intelligence. PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's panicky administration has deployed hundreds of police officers, many in riot gear, in Harare amid fears of an imminent uprising, it has emerged.
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