of Parliament for the constituency. Mr Mhaka in his address told the gathering every
household was supposed to pay $1 transport fee. He is reported to have said that those who
failed to comply would be regarded as Zanu PF enemies who are not willing to work with the
legislator. Other Zanu PF members objected to this pointing out that the MP had said the food
would be given for free. The free distribution of the food was later done on the 26 th of March
2017.
29 March
Right to Food
There was rice and beans said to have been donated by the President R.G Mugabe which was
supposed to benefit everyone in Chiwundura constituency. This was in Nyoka village Ward
11. It was reported that the Zanu PF leadership in the area allegedly denied all known
opposition supporters the food aid. This was done by deliberately omitting the opposition
supporters’ names and only registering Zanu PF supporters. A victim Percy Chimoyo* who is
reported to be in bad health is a widower was denied the aid on political grounds. The ward
11 chairperson is said to have told Percy that in order to benefit from such initiatives he has to
openly declare that he was joining Zanu PF.
*The names of victims have been changed to protect their identities.
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