West
Food
the month of March. The Counsellor John Chinake has been promising the villagers
that once transport has been arranged maize will be brought to the centres for
distribution. Allegations are that beneficiaries may have been duped by the Councillor
who has used the money collected for transport for his personal use.
The main
groups who were to receive food aid were the elderly, disabled and the food for work
(FFW) group. The food for work group has been cutting grass, at Kawondera Primary
School premises, maintaining the road from Kawondera Primary School to Kawondera
Secondary School yet nothing has been given. The Counsellor has already collected
$1.25 from every individual who is listed to benefit from the programme.
4 April
Right
to Residents of the 15 wards in Chinhoyi were asked by Zanu Officials managing the
Food
government free food distribution exercise to bring brand new Heusen sacks (saga),
which the victims claim costs $2. In addition they were told to pay $2 for
transportation of the grain to the food distribution point. It was noted that many
vulnerable and needy beneficiaries could not access the grain due to the fact that they
did not have the money demanded by the distributing political Officials. It is suspected
the food distribution officers wanted to pocket the money. The most food insecure
groups are the elderly, orphans and vulnerable children and widows, unemployed
youths and lastly pensioners who are getting their pension late. Many vulnerable
households were denied the food relief items during the peak hunger period because
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