By Cllr Denford Ngadziore | Zimbabwean citizens residing in Harare received a disturbing report coming from Manicaland which says ZANUPF tried to highjack the distribution of food aid from the World Bank and partners. The aid is meant for informal traders and disadvantaged people who have been adversely affected by the COVID19 21days lockdown.

Whilst it is not new that Zanupf always uses food aid as a weapon to entrench polarization and ensure that citizens are beheld to Government, it is important that Harare residents register their position clearly against such behavior which has been a long decade virus in Zimbabwe.

We will make sure that in Harare food distribution and or any donations from World Bank and other Partners, be distributed in a fair manner. All deserving Zimbabweans should benefit irregardless of color or political affiliation.

We will be closely monitoring this process and have already set up monitoring teams till the distribution day. We are aware of ZANUPF plans in Hopley Zone 1, Harare South where instructions were issued that people have to pay $5 bond for their names to be included on the beneficiary list. Once all the evidence has been gathered it will be brought before the World Bank and ZRP . Deserving citizens should access this facility irregardless of their political affiliation and without payment of bribes.

Harare is not like other areas where partisan food distribution is used as a weapon to suppress freedom of political choices. Food donations will not be from Zanupf farms therefore we will resist and stop any such plans in Harare Metropolitan Province.

Cllr Denford Ngadziore
MDC Alliance
Harare Province Youth Secretary