Former Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala will leave prison on Wednesday after a court handed down a suspended two-year prison sentence after his conviction on charges of incitement to public violence.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, the MP for Chitungwiza North, were found guilty of incitement to commit public violence by a Harare court on Wednesday.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) incarcerated MPs Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole and other Nyatsime 15 were denied bail on Wednesday by Harare Magistrate Taurai Manuwere for the fifth consecutive attempt.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa said Thursday that he has approached the United Nations to secure release of incarcerated party members Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole.
Harare Magistrate Manuwere has dismissed Beatrice Mtetwa’s application for the arrest of prosecutors Michael Reza and Lancelot Mutsokoti for contempt of court in Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole case.
Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka has again denied bail to Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, who have been in detention for 66 days now since their arrest on 14 June for inciting the Nyatsime June 14 violence.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Sunday bemoaned persecution of opposition supporters and the biased judicial system in Zimbabwe.
Two opposition MPs from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Job Sikhala and Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole, will serve two more nights in jail after their bail appeal was adjourned in state court on Tuesday.
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole accused of inciting public violence at Moreblessing Ali's funeral in Chitungwiza were this week denied bail.
