'Human Rights commission bunch of liars,' says Mugabe's government

Government has accused the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission of peddling lies that food aid distribution is done on partisan lines.

Only Zanu-PF members at accessing food, the commission said in a recent report.

The commission called for the investigation and disciplining of senior government officials, who are behind partisan distribution of agricultural inputs and food aid.

However, Information minister Christopher Mushohwe has come out in government defence questioning the human rights motive.

"Who is the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission? What is their relationship with the current government?" he asked.

"Human rights and lying are not compatible. They know they are lying, they know that people of Zimbabwe receive food.

"There is food for the vulnerable, which the ministry headed by Minister Mupfumira champions, they all get it. If it is food that is going to the communities out there [and] everyone is getting it.

"President Mugabe reduced the price from $22 per bag of maize to $15 and nobody says you are from MDC so you can't buy at that price. Those who are not able to buy who want to do some community work and receive food can do so and for anybody to say that it is only Zanu-PF that is benefitting, there is nothing like that" he said.

Mushohwe said no single person has died of starvation challenging to see people alleged to gave died due to hunger.

"Where are the none Zanu-PF people getting their food from, who is giving them? We have not heard of anyone who died because they have not been given food, where are they?".