Mrs Chitate reportedly advised parents to keep their children
the programme and ordered that only villagers aligned to Zanu
at home vowing to turn them away until all institutional debts
PF would be given grain. This did not go down well with the
were cleared. In full view of parents gathered, they allegedly
Social Services Officer Luckson Mutimodyo who tried to
named
Eddington
distribute grain according to the list prepared by the Social
Nyikayaramba and Oliver Nyamuzihwa as pupils who had
Welfare Office. Chikambamina and the Zanu PF youths then
issues with fees.
demanded voter registration slips as a requirement to receive
and
shamed
Prudence
Dhumukwa,
aid and this led to known opposition supporters being denied
A case of discrimination was reported during a community
aid. Among those who were denied are Claris Makombe*,
distribution of fertilizer from the Grain Marketing Board
Solomon Kagonye* and Maynard Chimutashu* although their
(GMB) in Guruve North at Negomo Primary School in ward
names appeared in the Social Services register. The Zanu PF
19. It is alleged that on 13 January, village head Amon
youths openly told the opposition supporters that they could
Gunyere distributed fertilizer to his relatives and those
not get grain since it was a Zanu PF programme.
associated with the totem, “Soko wafawanaka”. Reports are
that those of the totem, “Soko wafawanaka” received
On 30 January villagers from Ringa 5b village in Chikomba
allocations while others were turned away. Silus Chimukondo
West were denied maize and soya beans seeds and fertilizers.
was denied fertilizer as his totem was not aligned with those
It is alleged that Ringa 5b villagers were denied the inputs
perceived to have benefitted.
because they are regarded as illegal settlers. The villagers
bought stands and were allocated the land by Tawanda Ruswa
a village head. The so-called illegal land had been set aside for
grazing by local authorities but Ruswa failed to reimburse the
villagers. Among the villagers who were denied was Sam
Chitova*.
Threat level: Low
On 16 January the Department of Social Service distributed
maize to vulnerable households in Goromonzi East ward 20 at
Melfort Business Centre. Beneficiaries were allocated a 50kg
of maize per household. However, the distribution is alleged
to have been conducted in a partisan manner and was
facilitated by a Zanu PF ward councillor only identified as
Chikandamina with the help of Zanu PF youths Trymore
Munetsi and Margaret Taruvinga. The Zanu PF team hijacked
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