Zanu-PF members should get their ration from ‘their parties’ or ‘Morgan Tsvangirai’. 10.2. In all districts where investigations were conducted community leaders such as Headmen, Village Heads, Village Secretaries, District Administrators (and for Bikita East the Member of Parliament and Councillors, who are all members of the ruling party) were biased in favour of members of their own party and against members of the opposition whom they told openly that those affiliated to the MDC would never get the food aid. 10.3. For Bikita East and Mazowe Central Constituency youths from the ruling party, who are not even part of the distribution committee, were involved in the distribution of food aid and agriculture inputs. Furthermore, for the two districts older persons who are not politically active but have family members such as children and grandchildren who are affiliated to the opposition party were also being denied food aid. 10.4. In Bikita East persons affiliated to the opposition party were being excluded from food for work programmes. 10.5. From the interviews it was noted that complainants from Buhera North Constituency were not conversant with the criteria of food aid distribution as stipulated in the National Policy on Drought Management. The lack of knowledge exposes them to manipulation as there is no transparency and accountability as well as ignorance of grievance procedures. 10.6. Those in Mazowe district were aware of the grievance procedure or appeal process for those aggrieved with the conduct of the ward food distribution committee. It was said that complaints against a ward distribution committee go to district and then provincial committees chaired by the District Page 17 of 21