In line with its mission to promote democratic free and fair electoral processes through objectively and impartially observing elections in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed Mutasa Rural District Council (RDC) Ward 6 Local Authority by-elections conducted on 17 December 2022. The by-election in which the ruling party won, was held after a vacancy arose in Ward 6 of Mutasa RDC following the death of Councillor Stephen Kavhuru of the MDC-Alliance.