FOOD AND OTHER VIOLATIONS
Mashonaland Central
On 11 January 2017, there was a meeting for seed and fertiliser distribution at Old
Zunguze Clinic in Ward 17, Rushinga at 2pm. Mike Murima the branch
chairperson for Ward 17 was responsible for the distribution. He gave fertilisers
to Zanu-PF supporters only. Several people were denied the inputs. The reason for
denial was that they were not Zanu-PF members.
On 21 January 2016, at a food distribution exercise at Nyamuti in Karanda Ward
14 in Mt Darwin East, Chipango, a Zanu-PF shadow councillor, argued with an
MDC-T councillor saying that they did not work with MDC-T. They almost
fought and were restrained by people.
On 22 January 2016, at Chomagara Village in Mt Darwin South Lameck
Gumbeze, aged 55, allegedly denied Daniel Chigogo, aged 35, of Chamagora
Village food aid. He accused Daniel of being an MDC-T party member who
should not benefit from government programmes.
On 23 January 2016, at around 1100hrs, Peter Chinyoka, the Ward 15 councillor,
called for a meeting at Dandamera Community Hall in Mazowe West. In that
meeting he told the people that he wanted names of under privileged children who
sat for A’levels. However he went on to say that children whose parents do not
support Zanu-PF should not waste their time applying for presidential scholarship
because they were not eligible.
On 26 January 2016, in Muzarabani South, there are people who were chased from
a meeting in Ward 9 by councillor Alison Chiwashira. The meeting was to choose
beneficiaries for food to be distributed by government. They were MDC-T
supporters accused of causing chaos.
Mashonaland East
On 11 January 2016, Zanu-PF youths at Donzwe Primary School in Ward 12,
Mudzi South allegedly wanted to beat up some village heads as well as a member
of the Zanu-PF executive committee for including on the list of beneficiaries for
fertiliser members of the opposition. The youths wanted to distribute 18 bags of
fertiliser that had been received from the government. The village heads had
compiled lists of beneficiaries but the youths wanted only Zanu PF supporters to
benefit.
On 12 January 2016, some cash assistance made possible by an international nongovernmental organisation for people with disabilities was distributed at
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