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ZANU PF hijacks GMB humanitarian aid
Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR)
April 13, 2012
ROHR Zimbabwe
has received complaints from villagers from Muzarabani, Mashonaland
Central province on politicization of humanitarian grain scheme
administered by Grain Marketing Board (GMB). The GMB humanitarian
aid scheme is an initiative to arrest drought effects among villagers
but it has been hijacked by ZANU PF members in the local government
structures into a vicious political tool to discriminate on beneficiaries
on partisan grounds.
Under the food
scheme, villagers should receive a 50kg bag of maize per a month,
which is enough to feed an average family of 5.
ROHR Zimbabwe
spoke to Mr Matonhodze, Provincial Secretary for National Healing,
Reconciliation and Integration from the MDC, who spoke on behalf
of the MDC supporters who have fallen victim to discrimination and
denial of crucial right to access humanitarian aid. "The scheme
is administered by the Provincial governor, District Administrator
in conjunction with traditional leaders, people who hold political
positions in ZANU PF and as a result they select only beneficiaries
who support their party" said Matonhodze. Those implicated
in the scam include among others Chief Kasekete who is known to
be an ardent supporter of ZANU PF.
Mr Matonhodze
told ROHR Zimbabwe that they had filed a report with JOMIC Provincial
structures to seek readdress. Confronted on why they were giving
food only to ZANU PF members, herd men George Bumhira said he was
taking direct orders from Chief Kasekete.
Matonhodze is
appealing to those discriminating against MDC supporters not to
open new wounds before the old ones from the past wrongs are healed.
ROHR Zimbabwe
condemns the politicization of humanitarian aid for any purpose
as this amount to gross violation of human rights. We challenge
the coalition government to protect the rights of all citizens from
degrading forms of discrimination.
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