Minister grilled over politicisation, theft of food aid

PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Mercy Dinha was on Wednesday grilled in the National Assembly over politicisation and theft of food aid by suspected Zanu PF activists working in cahoots with traditional leaders.

Human rights watchdogs like the Zimbabwe Peace Project have documented several cases of politicisation and theft of food aid by politically-connected individuals.

Government is distributing food aid in response to the El Niño-induced drought that has left over five million people in the country in urgent need of food aid.

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