Philani Ndlovu fought over food hampers they had got from First Lady
Mugabe’ s rally in Kezi. Philani then allegedly tore the bags and scattered the
maize on the ground before leaving.
On 21 December 2015, at Mawabeni Centre in Umzingwane, Zanu-PF ward
chairperson, Ngazimbi Ncube, tried to disrupt distribution of Social Welfare
maize saying it was supposed to benefit Zanu-PF members only. Police were
then called and chased him away.
Midlands
On 5 December 2015, several MDC-T members were reportedly denied access
to fertilizer, cotton and maize seed at Chireya Business Centre Gokwe by an
army major who has allegedly been operating in the area since 2013. The major
in collaboration with local Zanu-PF leadership claimed that the aid was coming
from the Zanu-PF government and that only those that support the party should
benefit.
On 5 December 2015, at Katamba Business Centre Gokwe Chireya, an MDC-T
activist was allegedly denied access to maize seed by Hwinyai Gungu of ZanuPF. On the day in question, the community gathered at the business centre to
receive a 10kg pack of maize seed each. When it was the victim’s turn to
receive his allocation, Hwinyai stood up and walked to the councillor- Simon
Mucheza. After some discussion, the actor shouted saying the seed was not
meant for sell-outs and told the victim to get assistance from his own party.
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