MDC-T member denied socfial welfare aid

The member of the opposition MDC-T in Manicaland has reportedly been denied social welfare food by Zanu PF officials.

This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Peace Project in its report that on 15 December 2015, an MDC-T member of Makuvise Village Ward 5 in
Buhera West was allegedly denied access to social welfare aid by Jane Ziki and  Albert Chikukwa who are both Zanu-PF members. The aid was in the form of a 50kg bag of maize and had been availed to the community through GMB.

"The aid was aimed at assisting the marginalised groups including widows. Although the victim is a widow, the actors claimed that she could not benefit because she was once seen at an MDC-T meeting.  On 17 December 2015, there was discrimination on access to food aid in Buhera Central as people failed to get the aid because of political party affiliation. Benson Dende (75) and Eric Nondo (80) (not real names) of ward
18 Buhera were denied access to social welfare aid because their children are MDC-T members. The aid was from social welfare and was meant for the marginalised groups including the elderly," said ZPP.

ZPP said on 20 December 2015, MDC-T member, John Zera (not real name) of Ward 14 Chimanimani West was allegedly denied access to food aid in the form of a 50kg bag of maize by George Chibarinya a Zanu-PF activist. Chibarinya claimed that the aid was meant for Zanu-PF members only.