Zimbabwe: 'Political Party Chairpersons Hijacking Food Aid Distribution in Zaka'

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Community members in Zaka have denounced hijacking of food aid by political activists and party chairpersons as one of the catalysts for most conflicts in the district. Speaking during Conflict Analysis and Resilient Analysis meetings organised by communities working Heal Zimbabwe, participants highlighted that chairpersons and political party activists from ZANU PF have on several occasions hijacked food aid distribution meetings.

More recently, a Zaka Ward 19 Councillor, Peter Imbayarwo and Agriculture Extension Officers had a food aid and agricultural input distribution exercise hijacked by the ward chairperson who was working in cahoots with other party activists.

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