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Two MDC-T members arrested for 'illegally distributing seed'
20 Dec 2011 at 10:03hrs | Views
Two MDC-T members, Councillor Charles Kawadza and an activist, Mike Masekesa of Ward 23 in Makoni South, Manicaland province were this morning arrested by the police on allegations of illegally distributing the Presidential maize seed in the area on Sunday.
The two have since been taken to Rusape Police Station. According to the MP for the area and the MDC-T Manicaland provincial spokesperson, Hon. Pishai Muchauraya, the two were arrested by police officers who said they were from the Rusape Police Law and Order Section.
On Sunday, Councillor Kawadza called every villager in his area to come and collect maize seed that is being distributed under the Presidential scheme across the country.
However, this did not go down well with Zanu-PF members in the area who claimed that the maize seed should only benefit those from Zanu-PF. But the councillor informed them that money to purchase the seed was coming from government coffers and therefore the distribution should benefit everyone.
The Zanu-PF members reported this to the police leading to the arrest of the two this morning.
The two have since been taken to Rusape Police Station. According to the MP for the area and the MDC-T Manicaland provincial spokesperson, Hon. Pishai Muchauraya, the two were arrested by police officers who said they were from the Rusape Police Law and Order Section.
However, this did not go down well with Zanu-PF members in the area who claimed that the maize seed should only benefit those from Zanu-PF. But the councillor informed them that money to purchase the seed was coming from government coffers and therefore the distribution should benefit everyone.
The Zanu-PF members reported this to the police leading to the arrest of the two this morning.
Source - MDC-T
