Resources Officer however, indicated that as clear as the process might have been, some politicians might have decided to misinform people on the objectives of the exercise but that was not the position of the Company. It was confirmed that a committee composed of Rio Zim, the DAs Office, Kadoma City Council, the Zimbabwe Republic Police and officials from the Councillor was established to assist with the identification of houses targeted for initial repossession. 7.6 RESPONSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE The Department of Social Welfare Kadoma stated that they did assessments and registration of beneficiaries for food aid without any influence from the political leaders or any public official. They acknowledged the existence of complaints regarding food distributions but stated that it was mainly due to the scarcity of food aid as compared to the huge number of people who expected to be receiving aid. The Department of Social Welfare indicated that the distribution of food aid was targeted at vulnerable populations from across the political divide and meetings were public and any interested person was free to participate. It was reported that complaints were tackled by the District Administrator’s office because his office coordinated the processes. The officials acknowledged that in their absence, politicians could manipulate processes to advance political part agendas and to score political mileage, but they always advised against politicisation of food aid and encouraged equality. 8. Analysis of human rights violations The following rights were allegedly violated: • Right to equality and non-discrimination -Section 56 • Freedom from arbitrary eviction – Section 74 • Right to administrative justice – Section 68 8.1 Whether the right to equality and non-discrimination was violated 8.1.1. Section 56 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the right to equality and non –discrimination. Section 56 (3) states that ‘Every person has the right not to be treated in an unfair and discriminatory manner on such grounds as their nationality, race, colour, tribe, place of birth, ethnic or social origin, language, 9