them that they should go and get food aid from their MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. A
complaint was lodged at the Buhera District Administrator’s (D.A) office at Buhera office but
no action has been taken so far.
Buhera ward 9
On 30 January 2017, ZANU PF ward 9 Chairman Christopher Machokoto threatened people
during a village meeting in Zvinavashe village with violence if they continued to support and
participate in opposition party activities. He also announced that all opposition party
members should purchase ZANU PF membership cards which cost $3 if they wanted to
receive food aid.
Muzarabani ward 22
ZANU PF Ward 22 Councillor Sarudzai Mutyavaviri and ZANU PF ward chairman, Kenneth
Mapondera denied opposition members fertilizer on the 16th of January 2017 at Nyamarinda
business centre. Mapondera announced at the meeting that all opposition party members were
supposed to leave the meeting as they were not going to receive any fertiliser. The fertiliser
was from the Ministry of Social Welfare.
Muzarabani ward 17
ZANU PF District chairman Charles Mapungu and Councillor Oliver Ururu denied
opposition members food aid and agricultural inputs on the 28th of January 2017 at Hoya
business centre. Charles Mapungu highlighted that he was not going to give opposition party
supporters the inputs and food aid. He then went on to distribute maize and inputs to ZANU
PF youths, village heads and war veterans who were at the meeting. Mapungu also
announced that if people in the ward choose to support any opposition party, he will ensure
that they are denied food aid. The maize and agricultural inputs were from the Ministry of
Social welfare.
Mt Darwin ward 19
On the 28th of January 2017, Ward 19 Councillor Caleb Karima and his secretary Edward
Chadzimba threatened Sosera Secondary School headmaster, Mr Hebert Maravanyika with
violence during a School Development Committee (SDC) meeting accusing him of
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