Chimanimani West ward 9 Ward 9 councillor Rueben Mujee (ZANU PF) and his secretary Fungai Dhorobha denied opposition members food aid from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and social welfare on the 8th of January 2017 at Hot Springs primary school. Rueben Mujee highlighted that he was not going to give opposition members maize because they supported the opposition party, MDC-T. He further highlighted that the food was only meant for ZANU PF supporters. Rueben Mujee also pointed out that he received a directive to deny food aid to opposition party members from acting Chief Douglas Chimukwe. About 25 people (12 females and 13 males) all opposition supporters were denied the food aid. Chimanimani ward 8 Two unidentified ZANU PF youths on the 9th of January 2017 moved around Makotamo and Dirikwe villages chanting slogans ordering people to vote for ZANU PF chairman Muyapi Chinguno in the ward 8 Council by-elections that took place on the 21st of January 2017. The elections were to replace Councillor Joseph Zviuya who defected to Zimbabwe People First (ZPF). The youths threatened all opposition supporters with violence and highlighted that they will not receive inputs such as maize and fertilizers if they do not vote for Chinguno. Chinguno won the elections ahead of Isaaih Mushungo (NCA). Chimanimani ward 8 Posters belonging to the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) candidate Isaiah Mushungo in the Chimanimani West ward 8 Councillor by-election were defaced by Posana Jitiro a ZANU PF youth on the 10th of January 2017 at Nyanyadzi Growth Point. Jitiro was caught defacing the posters and a police report was made but no arrest has been made to date. Buhera ward 33 ZANU PF district chairperson Norman Muchini and ZANU PF district youth chairperson Wellington Marowa denied MDC-T party supporters maize on the 4th of January 2017 at Kufakwatenzi primary School. The maize was from the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. Norman Muchini highlighted that he was not going to give MDC-T supporters any food aid that comes into the ward. He then ordered all opposition party members who had attended the meeting to leave the distribution exercise meeting and told 8