30.9.202518:29by Tendai Ruben MbofanaAnyone who can be bribed to back our oppressors never truly cared about the people’s sufferingTHERE is nothing more frightening than watching a nation slowly lose its soul. THERE is nothing more frightening than watching a nation slowly lose its soul. In Zimbabwe, the practice of particularly chosen individuals being rewarded with cars is nothing new.
To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please join his WhatsApp Channel on:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaqprWCIyPtRnKpkHe08 In fact, it has now become something of an artform perfected by one Wicknell Chivayo — a convicted criminal who, through his proximity to power, has managed to make millions of dollars from multi-million-dollar public tenders. Most of these tenders have been awarded outside proper legal procurement procedures, at hugely inflated costs, and in some cases, with no delivery of goods or services at all. With these ill-gotten riches, Chivayo has made it a habit to dole out cars like confetti.
He has gifted celebrities, gospel musicians, church leaders, and prominent Mnangagwa praise-singers. Only yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself handed over “top-of-the-range all-terrain vehicles” to more than 700 senior army officers.
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