FOOD AND OTHER VIOLATIONS
Harare
On 19 December 2015 at the Epworth Local Board, a group of Zanu-PF youths
allegedly hijacked the process of food distribution meant for the elderly,
orphans and other vulnerable members of the community and took the rice for
themselves leaving the intended beneficiaries without.
On 24 December 2015, residents of Kuwadzana were gathered where groceries
donated by MP Nelson Chamisa were being distributed to members of the
community. The goodies were a hamper that included salt, sugar, and cooking
oil among other things. During the distribution a member from another MDC
faction who is allegedly aspiring to contest the MP seat in 2018 election,
disrupted the proceedings and the distribution of the goodies had to be stopped
for a while. Things only came back to normal after the intervention by the
MDC-T Harare province. Chamisa confirmed the incident to ZPP.
Manicaland
On 15 December 2015, an MDC-T member of Makuvise Village Ward 5 in
Buhera West was allegedly denied access to social welfare aid by Jane Ziki and
Albert Chikukwa who are both Zanu-PF members. The aid was in the form of a
50kg bag of maize and had been availed to the community through GMB. The
aid was aimed at assisting the marginalised groups including widows. Although
the victim is a widow, the actors claimed that she could not benefit because she
was once seen at an MDC-T meeting.
On 17 December 2015, there was discrimination on access to food aid in
Buhera Central as people failed to get the aid because of political party
affiliation. Benson Dende (75) and Eric Nondo (80) (not real names) of ward
18 Buhera were denied access to social welfare aid because their children are
MDC-T members. The aid was from social welfare and was meant for the
marginalised groups including the elderly.
On 20 December 2015, MDC-T member, John Zera (not real name) of Ward
14 Chimanimani West was allegedly denied access to food aid in the form of a
50kg bag of maize by George Chibarinya a Zanu-PF activist. Chibarinya
claimed that the aid was meant for Zanu-PF members only.
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