PF members were going to receive the inputs and urged all opposition party members present to join ZANU PF if they wanted to receive the aid. Gokwe North ward 19 On 2 January 2017, ZANU PF District chairperson, Atnos Munyira distributed rice at Makotore business centre. He announced that only ZANU PF members were going to receive the food aid from Government because they support President Robert Mugabe. Munyira also announced that he had deployed youths in the ward to compile names of all known opposition party members so that they can be removed from the beneficiaries list of food aid. Mt Darwin ward 14 On 10 January 2017, ZANU PF ward chairperson, Oswald Chinyanga distributed fertiliser at Nyamazvizvi business centre. At the meeting, he announced that no opposition supporter would receive food aid since the area was won by ZANU PF during the 2013 elections. A total of 35 women and 15 men were denied fertiliser because they were accused of supporting opposition party, MDC-T. Mudzi ward 9 Alois Kambambaira, ZANU PF ward chairperson announced during a Social Welfare food aid distribution exercise at Madzivanhanga Primary school that ZANU PF was already preparing for the 2018 elections. Kambambaira also announced that he had already deployed youths in the ward to compile names of all known opposition party members so that they do not receive food aid from Government. Chivi ward 25 ZANU PF ward chairperson, Tongai Mafuzhe moved in the ward on 28 January 2017 threatening people that they should pay $2 to get ZANU PF membership cards. Mafuzhe was in the company of five ZANU PF youths. Mafuzhe also announced that anyone who fails to purchase the membership cards will have their names removed from the food aid beneficiary list. 7