ZANU PF Mashonaland East Provincial Chairman and Member of Parliament for Murehwa North, Hon. Daniel Garwe, has intensified his constituency-wide food security and empowerment campaign, saying supporting over 15 000 households with mealie-meal and fertiliser is a direct contribution to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s national Vision 2030 agenda.
Hon. Garwe, who began a sweeping engagement and support programme in the constituency a fortnight ago, pledged to distribute 100 tonnes of mealie-meal and 20 tonnes of fertiliser across the 22 party districts. The initiative marks one of the most extensive grassroots empowerment efforts seen in the province this season.
Continuing his whirlwind tour yesterday, Hon. Garwe delivered 10 tonnes of mealie-meal and additional fertiliser allocations to households in Ward 8, Zihute Zhombwe, and Ward 16, Chemapango. The drive further strengthens the farming season at a time when input shortages and rising prices have threatened rural production.
Speaking on behalf of Hon. Garwe during the latest handover ceremonies, Chief Nyakuchena (Keith Chimbangu) said the support demonstrates the ruling party’s commitment to ensuring that President Mnangagwa’s developmental vision is felt at household level.
“This programme is clear proof that we are driving President Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030 directly to the people. Every bag of mealie-meal and every bag of fertiliser is an investment in the nation’s food security, starting here in Murehwa North,” said Hon. Garwe.
He stressed unity and collective responsibility as the bedrock of local development.
“We must work together as one constituency, one province and one nation. Unity of purpose is the only way we can strengthen food security and uplift every household.”
Chief Nyakuchena said empowering families with agricultural inputs was part of Hon. Garwe’s broader mission to transform livelihoods, incomes and community resilience.
“What Hon. Garwe is doing is not charity; it is empowerment. When a farmer receives fertiliser, they receive a pathway to higher yields, better incomes and dignity. This is what Vision 2030 demands of us,” said Chief Nyakuchena.
He implored beneficiaries to use the inputs responsibly and guard against abuse.
“These inputs are for production, not resale. When we use them properly, we secure our households, our constituency and our nation. That is how we honour the President’s leadership and Hon. Garwe’s efforts,” Chief Nyakuchena said.
With steady rains predicted and a strong push for agricultural productivity, Hon. Garwe’s intervention has been widely welcomed by farmers, who say the programme has revived hope for a successful cropping season. The gesture has also strengthened public confidence in ZANU PF’s people-centred approach to governance, development and the realisation of Vision 2030.
