Councillor Bardwell Chasara of Magunje called a meeting to instruct
headmen to list five vulnerable families in their areas. However, he
allegedly commanded the headmen not to forget his youths. Instead of
listing the needy, food ends up in the hands of the youth who ended up
selling the maize at Magunje growth point.
Matabeleland North
Socio-economic rights were violated when several schools had no water
as taps and boreholes went unrepaired. This also negatively affected
livestock.
Matabeleland South
On 31 October 2015, councillor Nleya of Zanu-PF abused donated food by
giving it to his fellow party members only and denying access of the food
to non party members and opposition activists. The previous week
Lackson Ndlovu, a village head in the same ward allegedly diverted foodfor-work provisions to Zanu-PF supporters only.
Summary of Food Violations by Province
Mashonaland East had the largest number of food distribution violations at 12, with
Mashonaland Central coming second with five.
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