Human Rights Monitors (HRMs) trained by Heal Zimbabwe from Masvingo province have highlighted that continued partisan distribution of government aid during the COVID 19 is threatening the prevalence of social cohesion.
During weekly reports to Heal Zimbabwe, the HRMs reported that since the beginning of the lockdown in January 2021, there has been an increase in cases of partisan distribution of government aid by unscrupulous local leaders in Masvingo Province. "We have seen even deserving beneficiaries of government aid being sidelined during the lockdown. During such desperate times where there are limited economic activities, we have seen Councillors and Traditional leaders denying government aid (mostly from the Department of Social Welfare) to deserving beneficiaries. This has in turn eroded our confidence in our leaders and created serious conflicts here", said one HRM from Chivi.
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