The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says  MDC-T support base is going to be reduced by deaths as a result of the politicisation of food aid by Zanu PF in the remote parts of the country.
This came out in a report which ZPP posted to the media at the weekend in which the rights lobby organisation noted  increasing incidents of discrimination on political grounds of the distribution of food aid by Zanu PF activists over the past three months.
ZPP says they documented a total of 73 cases of food violations from September to October across the country, where people were being discriminated against and excluded from food distributions.
““Our concern is the livelihoods of these people most of who are from vulnerable groups. Where necessary government is being called upon to intervene,” national director of ZPP Jestina Mukoko said.
“It is actually the role of the government to protect and promote the rights of every citizen. As ZPP we are saying this is what is happening in the communities and unless the government intervenes and follows up on this matter targeted people are really going to starve”.
Mukoko says with the impending drought there are fears that thousands who are politically “wrong” will die if nothing is done by government.
“With this year’s drought threatening more hunger than usual amongst the people particularly for vulnerable groups, it is feared that those discriminated against on political grounds will suffer even more”.
In the report ZPP recorded names and places of those who were denied food aid because they are affiliated to the MDC-T.
“In Manicaland on 15 December, 2015 at Makuvise Village Ward 5 in Buhera and on 17 December 2015 in Buhera Central more MDC-T supporters were denied food aid. In Masvingo on the 17 December 2015 and on 31 December 2015 at Gwenyanya Village in Chivi and Marova Village Vidco 2 in Zaka North more opposi-tion supporters were also denied aid,”the report noted.
“In Midlands Province, on 5 December 2015, MDC-T supporters were denied agricultural inputs in Gokwe at Chireya Business Centre and at Katamba Business Centre”.