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Dog eat dog in Zanu PF as corruption rocks land redistribution
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
Extracted from Crisis in Zimbabwe Weekly Update
July 18, 2004

Confusion and allegations of corruption continue to dominate the fast track land reform programme.

On Thursday 15 July 2004, The Herald newspaper reported that the Ministry of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement which falls under John Nkomo issued withdrawal letters to some Cabinet ministers and members of the powerful Zanu PF politburo with multiple farms.

It has been reported that a number of powerful politicians were refusing to abide by the one-man one farm policy called for by President Robert Mugabe. The culprits must be exposed and if necessary arrested.

Many Zimbabweans argued from the beginning of the farm invasions in March 2000 that the process was riddled with official corruption and had little to do with equitable land redistribution to the poor and marginalized black people. The government has exposed its double standards and how it hoodwinked Zimbabweans in the process.

It is now clear that the government sanctioned the violence associated with the disastrous fast track land reform programme in order to loot the national resource.

The war veterans and other rogue elements that were used to commit crimes against law-abiding citizens have now realised they were used by Zanu PF politicians. There is need for an inquiry into how acquired farms were distributed by the greedy potbellied Zanu PF politicians.

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