FOOD AND OTHER FORMS OF AID VIOLATIONS
Bulawayo
The food situation
ion remains critical and is worsened by the high unemployment levels resulting in
most people not affording the cost of food.
Mashonaland East
There was distribution of rice in various constituencies and the vulnerable members of the society
were targeted as recipients.
An MDC-T supporter from ward 15 in Hwedza North was denied rice that was distributed at Hwedza
Centre on 15 June because of her affiliation
affiliation. Violet Muzah of Zanu PF prevented the victim from
being given the rice .She openly told her not tto receive goods distributed by Zanu PF.
The distribution of rice was done in ward 8 Mutoko North on 14 June under the leadership of
Godfrey Matimura. People from Gezi, Mapezera, Chigumira, Chiripanyanga, Svugu and Bondamakara
converged at Bondamakara Township
ship for distribution. About 200 people had gathered but only a
quarter of them got the rice. The reasons for denial of the rice were failure to attend Zanu PF
meetings, not contributing to farmers’ field days and being below the age of 65 years. However
some
ome people above the age of 65 were denied the rice because they are
re supporters of opposition
parties.
In Seke only Zanu PF supporters were given 5kg of rice at Dema growth point in ward 7 on 24 June
2015.The rice was distributed by a Zanu PF District of
official known as Hama and headmen
men selected
people who got the rice.
Reported Food Violations - June 2015
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Figure 5: Reported Food Violations
Mashonaland West
On 18 June after the elections in Hurungwe West, the Zanu PF district chair John Maheya and Joseph
Sande indicated that the demoted village
llage heads would starve to death as they will not get food aid
for supporting Mliswa. The demoted heads are Member Mutinha, Aleck Mangisi, Justin Kapamara
and Kakwenya. The village head’s official badges have been taken away from them but village heads
Mutinha
tinha and Kakwenya refused to hand in their badges as they said they committed no crime.
Rice imported from China is distributed in almost all parts of the country. Distribution trends differ
from place to place. It has been reported that rice was fairly distributed in Ward 21 of Chegutu East
at Wicklow secondary school on 16 June to the elderly, orphans and widows. In Zvimba west the
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