When the tumult began, incumbent mayor Daviz Simango was preparing to take the stage and call on the crowd to vote once again for the main opposition party MDM (Mozambique Democratic Movement), in power in the second largest city of Mozambique, also the capital of the province of Sofala.
Wakati ghasia zinaanza, Meya anayemaliza muda wake Daviz Simango alikuwa anajianda kwenda kwenye jukwaa kutoa wito kwa umati wa watu kupigia kura kwa mara nyingine tena chama kikuu cha upinzani MDM (Mozambique Democratic Movement), ili kishike madaraka ya mji mkubwa wa pili kwa ukubwa nchini Msumbiji, pia mji mkuu wa jimbo la Sofala.