The villagers’ return follows intervention by the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic).
Victims also lost livestock and other properties that were looted by their political rivals after they fled their homesteads.
Jomic spokesperson Joram Nyathi confirmed that the victims would be taken back to their homes today.
They will be escorted by Jomic’s provincial and district liaison committee members from both Zanu PF and the two MDC formations to ensure violence does not erupt again.
The police and Chief John Mutambara are also expected to be part of the exercise.
“That’s what was agreed in yesterday’s meeting (Thursday),” Nyathi said.
“They are likely to be accompanied by senior officials from all political parties as well as district liaison committee members.”
MDC-T Manicaland provincial spokesperson Pishai Muchauraya said only 12 of the 31 displaced families would be resettled because others were not readily available as they fled to Mozambique.
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The party believes Zanu PF is not sincere in their efforts to re-integrate the displaced families.
It said the party has been sending junior officers to important Jomic meetings knowing that they would not make binding commitments.
But Zanu PF representative in Jomic, Oppah Muchinguri said her party wanted genuine co-existence of political parties in the whole country.
The MDC-T is also worried that Jomic meetings never addressed the issue of compensation of the victims, all of whom lost their livestock and other personal belongings.
