In an interview with The Chronicle yesterday, MDC Alliance spokesperson Professor Welshman Ncube confirmed that the Mr Nelson Chamisa-led coalition does not have money to sustain its election agents during the elections.
Ncube said the coalition had resorted to recruiting agents who will not need transport fares to cut costs.Said Ncube:
The issue of polling agents requires funding, a lot of money over two to three days. We will clearly need whatever support we can get. Some candidates are also able to support and sustain their agents. At the constituency and ward level we have people who have volunteered to cook for the polling agents, who will deliver food from the village. We have volunteers where transport will be required.
MDC-T deputy treasury general Mr Chalton Hwende appealed for funds yesterday through his Twitter account. Said Hwende:
Zimbabweans we need your help to finish the struggle. We still need your hand in feeding our polling agents. Donate $5 and adopt one election agent. We have a total of 45 000 elections agents throughout the country.
Below are the details on how to donate to the MDC Alliance:
