JULY 2017
Food and Other Aid Violations
1/One
1/One
1/One
6/Six
2/Two
0/Zero
1/One
7/Seven
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3/Three
South. Mangondo labelled Zarura a sell-out and told her
to revert to the ruling party if she intends to continue
fetching water at the site.
ZanuPF Muzarabani South acting secretary, George
Mutemakungu, allegedly discriminated against MDC-T
members at a ward meeting held in Mutemakungu
village ward 18 on 8 July. Mutemakungu convened a
ward meeting whose objective was submission of names
of food aid beneficiaries, preparation for biometric voter
registration and identification of ZanuPF traitors.
*Victor Midzi and *Onias Chikozho were labelled
traitors and were not short-listed as beneficiaries because
they are known MDC-T activists. Other ruling party
members, Wellington Gweru and Prosper Tsvuura, told
opposition supporters to join ZanuPF prior to the 2018
elections if they want to be registered as food aid
beneficiaries.
In Chikanga/Dangamvura at Rujeko Primary, it was
reported that on the 14 July at a distribution of Sussex
chicks the Manicaland Senator, Judith Mawire, who is
also a ZanuPF member allegedly threatened teachers
with unspecified action if they failed to ensure success
of ZanuPF projects. Mawire is alleged to have added
that as the country heads towards 2018 elections, people
must be careful not to sabotage ZanuPF projects. On the
day, the senator handed over 50 chicks to the school.
She said that the chicks were part of the Zimbabwe
Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation
(ZIMASSET) blueprint.
It is alleged that ZanuPF youth, Maxwell Kwanda, and
two unidentified ruling party youths went around
Amandas villages in Mazowe West ward 5, creating a
database for food aid beneficiaries. Kwanda and his
team were writing down names, Identity numbers,
contacts and addresses of residents in ward 15 on 9 July.
Residents were told the information compiled was
important for the ruling party to define social welfare
department food aid beneficiaries. Many residents raised
concerns on the initiative, questioning the credentials of
the youths although most villagers still registered.
It is alleged that in Mazowe South ward 16, an MDC-Tactivist was denied food aid during a social welfare
distribution at Kwayedza farm. ZanuPF Kwayedza
branch chairperson Darlington Mbewe distributed food
hand-outs to beneficiaries and denied allocating *Emily
Nyikadzino, on allegations that she was an MDC-T
activist. On 9 July ZanuPF party members were the first
to benefit.
It is alleged that on 7 July, *Isabel Zarura was stopped
from fetching water from a local borehole by ZanuPF
chairperson, Susan Mangondo, on allegations of being
an National People’s Party member. On 7 July
Mangondo blocked Zarura on her way to fetch borehole
water in Chamagora village, ward 15 of Mt Darwin
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