15 January
Right to Food
Freedom of
Association
In Mount Darwin East, ward 14, there was partisan distribution of agricultural
inputs. It is alleged that the government usually supplied herbicides to various
areas to control worms on maize but the distribution was done on partisan
grounds. It was reported that fertilizer was given to Zanu PF supporters only.
Simbarashe Kadyamateva, district chairperson told people that a ‘piglet sucks on
its mother’ meaning that only Zanu PF supporters would benefit. He went to tell
people who had defected to other opposition parties to go and confess to ruling
party leaders thus surrendering their regalia and literature of other parties.
4 January
Right to Food
Freedom of
Association
At Chiwaridzo primary school in Bindura, there was partisan distribution of maize
seed through the Command Agriculture Scheme. There was no transparency about
the program but the distribution was done secretly among Zanu-PF members.
Lameck Bonde who chaired the distribution had a list of unknown names. Patience
Mandizha* was denied her allocation because she is the wife of Jacob Mandizha*
who had defected from Zanu PF to ZimPF.
1 January
Right to
Food
In Bindura North, ward 11, there was partisan distribution of fertilizer under the
command agriculture program. It is alleged that the date and venue of distribution
was kept secret .. Villagers were given an allocation of 3kgs per person while Zanu
PF supporters walked away with 5kg each. Kelvin Mupambo* of ward 11 and his
branch committee members for Gushungo branch did not get any fertilizer because
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