Mberengwa Zanu PF Councilor demands Covid-19 cards from villagers as a pre-requisite to access food aid

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Zanu PF officials in Mberengwa are denying access to donated food aid to villagers who have not yet been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The area’s ward 24 Councillor, a Mr Vakai is at the forefront of denying food aid to community members who have not been vaccinated against COVID 19.

This was revealed by villagers who attended a meeting conducted on 15 May 2020 and addressed by the Councillor.

The food aid which Zanu-PF is denying access to villagers is being distributed by the Department of Social Welfare. Mberengwa ward 24 is under Chief Nyanhondo.

Heal Zimbabwe trained Human Rights Monitors (HRMs) that are deployed in Mberengwa verified these reports.

” I have to support government’s programme of mass vaccinations and just a few days ago I got a directive from the top leadership to deny food aid to anyone who doesn’t take the COVID 19 vaccine”, said the Councillor during a community meeting.

When community members quizzed him on the availability of the vaccine at local clinics, he highlighted that they were free to visit local health centres for more information.