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Headman denies villager registration for GMB maize
26 Nov 2015 at 06:20hrs | Views
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that in Mashonaland Central's Muzarabani South area a head man denied a villager to register to buy maize delivered by the Grain Marketing Board under the food relief programme because he was an MDC-T member.
"On 2 October 2015, the headman of Tarunda Village, Ward 17 in Muzarabani South, Russia Sabawu, refused to register former village head, Regis Charunda, to get maize from GMB," said ZPP. "Charunda was discriminated against because he is an MDC-T member. Sabawu indicated that the former headman would not be registered because he is still an MDC-T member hence his name was excluded from the list sent to GMB."
The organisation also said on 16 October 2015, Julius Zanza (not real name) was forced to pay US$10 council levy by village head, Edward Katanda, in Chiyangwa Village, Ward 11 Guruve South to be included in the inputs beneficiary lists.
"Zanza is an MDC-T supporter and the levy was said to cover 2014 and 2015 season," said ZPP.
ZPP said in Glendale, Sandra Nzanga and Super Zvidzai (not their real names) of MDC –T maize for food relief sourced from the GMB by the local leadership. They were told that only Zanu-PF members would have access to the maize. Those who were given food relief received bags of 50kg maize.
"On 28 October 2015, some maize was brought to Ward 12 and sold at US$2.50 for a 50kg bag. Earnest Dhimba (not real name) an MDC-T member was denied access to buy the maize at Bueke Business Centre in Darwin East because of his party affiliation," said ZPP.
"On 2 October 2015, the headman of Tarunda Village, Ward 17 in Muzarabani South, Russia Sabawu, refused to register former village head, Regis Charunda, to get maize from GMB," said ZPP. "Charunda was discriminated against because he is an MDC-T member. Sabawu indicated that the former headman would not be registered because he is still an MDC-T member hence his name was excluded from the list sent to GMB."
The organisation also said on 16 October 2015, Julius Zanza (not real name) was forced to pay US$10 council levy by village head, Edward Katanda, in Chiyangwa Village, Ward 11 Guruve South to be included in the inputs beneficiary lists.
ZPP said in Glendale, Sandra Nzanga and Super Zvidzai (not their real names) of MDC –T maize for food relief sourced from the GMB by the local leadership. They were told that only Zanu-PF members would have access to the maize. Those who were given food relief received bags of 50kg maize.
"On 28 October 2015, some maize was brought to Ward 12 and sold at US$2.50 for a 50kg bag. Earnest Dhimba (not real name) an MDC-T member was denied access to buy the maize at Bueke Business Centre in Darwin East because of his party affiliation," said ZPP.
Source - Byo24News
