Province
Date
HR
Violated
Provincial highlights
Mashonaland
West
2 November
Right to
Food
Zanu PF chairperson for ward 21 in Chegutu West, Claude Nyandoro, accused ward 21 Zanu
PF councilor, Majury Mtambo, of including opposition party supporters on the list of aid
beneficiaries. Nyandoro threatened that if the councilor went ahead to use the list that had
ZimPF members there would be chaos during the distribution at Branswick clinic.
11 November
Right to
Food
Wadesango Nyatsambo, a Zanu PF youth coordinator harassed Councilor Philip Nhira at
Manyewe Business Centre in Mhondoro Ngezi. Nyatsambo ordered Nhira to add Zanu PF
supporters to the register of beneficiaries during a food distribution exercise. Nyatsambo
threatened Nhira with unspecified action if he refused to add more people and this resulted in
some deserving people who had walked long distances failing to get the maize.
15 November
Right to
Food
Villagers from Mashuma 2 ward 17 under Chief Nyamhunga were forced to gather at
Mashuma Business Centre for a meeting called by the Zanu PF District Chairperson, Morgan
Masewe. Villagers were told that those who attended the meeting would be added to the list of
agricultural input beneficiaries and those who did not would be deemed as opposition party
supporters.
Freedom of
Association
15 November
Right to
Food
Maize seed and fertilizers from the presidential inputs scheme that were meant for the elderly,
widows and orphans was delivered in ward 22 and 23 in Zvimba South. Each affected
household was meant to get a 10kg bag of seed maize and 50kg bag of fertilizer. It is alleged
that Councillor Loveness Kumhunga of ward 22 and Richard Muganhiri of ward 23 changed
the distribution criteria telling people to bring offer letters for them to get the aid. Those
without offer letters were told that they would not get anything. To date the seed and fertilizer
is yet to be distributed as it is suspected the two councilors wanted to divert the aid for resale.
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