Food And Other Aid Violations
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Wedza Zanu PF District Chairperson, Renius Dhave, is
alleged to have used names of Zanu PF youths to access
Command Agriculture inputs on 5 June. Dhave was given
enough maize seed and fertilizer to farm on ten hectares on the
pretext that it was for a youth project. The Wedza South
Member of Parliament, Michael Madanha, applauded the
youth for the project however the youth were not aware of
such a project. It then emerged that Dhave unscrupulously
used names of youths to get the inputs and went on to share
with senior party officials who had approved the request. This
did not go well with Tendai Chinya, Clayton Gwasiri, Vimbai
Muvirimi and Darlington Svosve; some of the youths whose
names appeared on the list. Nevertheless, Dhave was protected
by senior party supporters. The youths talked to the command
farming committee and explained that they were not part of
Dhave’s project.
In Chimanimani West Makotamo village on 6 June it
was reported that the Makotamo village head, Edward
Makotamo harassed and intimidated three villagers
saying in future food distribution programmes they must
be denied food aid especially that from the social
welfare department. He is alleged to have also said they
are the ones who must pay for transportation of food aid
if they are to benefit since they are not Zanu PF
members.
*Chenai Mbewe and other MDC-T supporters were
denied food aid on political grounds when Zanu PF ward
17 chairperson, Simon Mumbinjo, and Zanu PF ward
youth chairperson, Tawanda Hamandishe, hijacked the
food distribution programme. Mumbinjo and
Hamandishe only gave food aid to known Zanu PF
supporters from ward 17, Buhera Central on 15 June.
*Bradford Kuni was denied food aid during social
welfare food distribution close to Kaponda Primary
school in ward 2 Mhondoro Ngezi. Food aid distribution
was administered by Councillor Ephraim Honda on 1
June. Honda ordered that Kuni’s name should be
removed from the beneficiary register to restrict him
accessing food in future distributions. The targeted
beneficiaries were elderly community members.
Meanwhile, in Mhondoro Ngezi, *Maurice Kadenge
from Ward 4 was also denied food by village head
Tinashe Makasa. It is alleged that the distribution was
targeting vulnerable community members. The victim
was denied food as he is a suspected MDC-T supporter.
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