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Zanu PF distribute food at night in Mashonaland Central
30 Mar 2016 at 06:31hrs | Views
The ruling Zanu PF official in Mashonaland Centyral are reportedly distributing food aide to party members at night in an effort to sideline the MDC-T members.
Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that the province saw the First Lady Grace Mugabe addressing a rally in Mazowe and distributing food and clothing. Although at this particular event there were no marked reports of political bias in the distribution, partisan distribution of food and agricultural inputs still continues in some areas with reports that some of the food and aid is being distributed at night so at to ensure that MDC-T supporters do not benefit (see more in our Food and Other Violations section).
ZPP said on 12 February 2016, Peter Muswaka, Zanu-PF district party chairperson, Chinyoka, Ward 15 councillor and a group of about 20 Zanu-PF youth members forced all stall owners and shop owners at Dandamera Shopping Centre to go to Kanyemba rally which was addressed by the First Lady Grace Mugabe.
"They had a register which they used to make sure all the targeted people boarded the lorry. On the same day, 12 February 2016, in Mazowe Central at Kanyemba Primary School after First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally there was distribution of food and clothing," ZPP reported. "At the time of going to print, ZPP was still investigating a case of a woman who is reported to have been killed in the stampede for the food and clothing distribution after the First Lady's rally."
ZPP said in Guruve North on 13 February 2016, Stewart Kunatsa the Zanu-PF party chairperson for Ward 19, Mupfuya Village gave people updates from the Zanu-PF conference that was held in December.
"He threatened to deal with all those who did not support the ruling party," ZPP reported. "On 14 February 2016, Norman Ngoza of Zanu-PF met a John Tizo (not real name) who was wearing an MDC-T T-shirt. They exchanged harsh words over the T-shirtuntil Ngoza ordered Tizo to leave the Kairezi Village, Ward 21 in Muzarabani North. They went to their headman to resolve the issue but Ngoza and other Zanu-PF supporters still insist that Tizo leaves the area. The case was not reported to the police for fear of further victimisation."
Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that the province saw the First Lady Grace Mugabe addressing a rally in Mazowe and distributing food and clothing. Although at this particular event there were no marked reports of political bias in the distribution, partisan distribution of food and agricultural inputs still continues in some areas with reports that some of the food and aid is being distributed at night so at to ensure that MDC-T supporters do not benefit (see more in our Food and Other Violations section).
ZPP said on 12 February 2016, Peter Muswaka, Zanu-PF district party chairperson, Chinyoka, Ward 15 councillor and a group of about 20 Zanu-PF youth members forced all stall owners and shop owners at Dandamera Shopping Centre to go to Kanyemba rally which was addressed by the First Lady Grace Mugabe.
"They had a register which they used to make sure all the targeted people boarded the lorry. On the same day, 12 February 2016, in Mazowe Central at Kanyemba Primary School after First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally there was distribution of food and clothing," ZPP reported. "At the time of going to print, ZPP was still investigating a case of a woman who is reported to have been killed in the stampede for the food and clothing distribution after the First Lady's rally."
ZPP said in Guruve North on 13 February 2016, Stewart Kunatsa the Zanu-PF party chairperson for Ward 19, Mupfuya Village gave people updates from the Zanu-PF conference that was held in December.
"He threatened to deal with all those who did not support the ruling party," ZPP reported. "On 14 February 2016, Norman Ngoza of Zanu-PF met a John Tizo (not real name) who was wearing an MDC-T T-shirt. They exchanged harsh words over the T-shirtuntil Ngoza ordered Tizo to leave the Kairezi Village, Ward 21 in Muzarabani North. They went to their headman to resolve the issue but Ngoza and other Zanu-PF supporters still insist that Tizo leaves the area. The case was not reported to the police for fear of further victimisation."
Source - Byo24News
