FOOD AND OTHER VIOLATIONS
Manicaland
On 22 November 2015, a visually-impaired man and two elderly people of Ward
20, Nyerere Village in Musikavanhu Chipinge were denied access to free
government inputs on grounds that their children were opposition party members.
Each person was supposed to get two bags of fertilizer and a 10kg pack of seed
maize, but the three were denied, despite their obvious vulnerability due to
disability and old age.
Mashonaland Central
On 5 November 2015, Letty Nhaurwa (not real name) was forced to pay US$1 as
registration fee to get farming inputs which had been donated by First Lady Grace
Mugabe. Zvondai Muparaganda, a Zanu-PF youth officer, forced Nhaurwa to pay
the money as she is suspected of being an MDC-T supporter.
On 6 November 2015, the village head of Mucheri Village in Guruve North Ward
19 selected his relatives and friends to share maize from Social Welfare. One of
the victims who was denied was a 75 year old man. Normally the maize from
Social Welfare Department is for the aged, the sick and orphans in the
communities.
On 10 November 2015, MDC-T youths and supporters threatened to get crash
government input distribution. Zanu-PF is accused of using discriminatory tactics
in registering names of beneficiaries. The programme was to benefit all Mvurwi
residents who have land in peri-urban areas. More than 200 people are using
council land for farming. The Mvurwi councillor did not consider the MDC-T
grievances. The Zanu-PF youths compiling lists were ordered by leaders to leave
out people who are not in Zanu-PF party structures. This angered MDC-T youths
who questioned this unfairness. Those who were left out included four widows
and other MDC-T elderly people.
On 21 November 2015, there was fertilizer distribution at Muonwe Township in
Bindura North. Village heads, David Mushove, Leonard Madamombe, and ZanuPF ward chairperson, Abraham Mhembere, said fertilizer was for the strong
supporters of Zanu-PF. John Nhira, Margaret Nhanga, Lloyd Mamombe (not their
real names), among a few other people, were denied the fertilizer because of not
attending Zanu-PF meetings. These people are old and Mamombe cannot walk.
On 23 November 2015, Ward 11 councillor in Rushinga was almost beaten up by
headman Samuel Madzinga after he had changed the list of beneficiaries of inputs.
The headman had selected the people in his village to receive the inputs but the
councillor changed the list. He indicated inputs are for those who attended the
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