ZANU-PF supporters and legislators in Manicaland yesterday claimed the bulk of goods donated by First Lady Grace Mugabe during her tour of Chimanimani in the province last Thursday, were looted by State security agents and other top government officials, leaving the intended beneficiaries – the villagers – with nothing to take home.

According to NewsDay, Grace donated various goods – which included 25 000 litres of cooking oil, 3 000 bars of washing soap, 3 120 tablets of bath soap, 240kg of washing power, 4 358 pairs of shoes, 100 tonnes of fertiliser, maize and rice – and tasked security agents to distribute them to the needy villagers.

Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba initially said: “We heard about that and we investigated.”
He, however, later backtracked, saying the suspects were released after it emerged that they had been wrongly accused.

Chinotimba, however, admitted that the majority of people from his constituency went home empty-handed because the distribution was done well into the night.

Police in Manicaland said they had not received any theft reports, while Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene could not be reached for comment, as she was said to be in a meeting. Source: newsday