Tracy Mutinhiri
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Tracy Mutinhiri is the Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Zimbabwe)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is a government ministry, responsible for labour relations and welfare in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Paurine Mpariwa and the deputy minister is Tracy Mutinhiri.. It oversees:...

. She is the Member
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 of House of Assembly
House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced....

 for Marondera East
Marondera East
Marondera East is a constituency of Zimbabwe. It belongs to the Eastern province of Mashonaland East. It is named after the town of Marondera....

 (ZANU-PF).

Since 2009 rumours exist around Mutinhiri being sympathetic to the MDC party
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...

. This has led to various forms of threats and haressment on her person, especially after the reelection of Lovemore Moyo
Lovemore Moyo
Lovemore Moyo is a Zimbabwean politician and the current Speaker of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. He is the National Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai party led by Morgan Tsvangirai....

 as speaker of parliament at the end of March 2011. In this election Mutinhiri was suspected to be one of the two ZANU-PF votes in favour of this MDC candidate. The attacks also included attempted invasions of her farm in Marondera
Marondera
Marondera is a town in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare; population 39,384...

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