Clergyman comes to the rescue of hunger-stricken Guruve

By Daniel Chigunwe
The Liberty in Christ International Church has called for fellow clergyman to take it upon their shoulders to provide for the needy especially at a time when the country is suffering from the wiles of price hikes which has seen vulnerable communities failing to afford basic commodities.
Speaking recently on the sidelines of the donations that the church made at Ruyamuro Clinic, Guruve last week, the church founder Apostle Anafi Muchuchu said opharns and widows are the most vulnerable people in the community who need to be remembered especially during this period of economic hardships.
Muchuchu who is also a member of the Hospital and Prison Services last year gave wheelchairs, groceries and clothes to people living with HIV/AIDS as well as those living with disabilities.
“My name is Apostle Muchuchu, founder of the Liberty in Christ Church. This Friday we were at Ruyamuro Clinic where we took upon ourselves the burden of the gospel which teaches us not to just preach but also to do what the word says.
“It is a command of love which is one of the most helpful way of ministering to our communities restoring love in the church as well for the saints to even follow such acts with their parents back home in the rural.
“Unlike last time when we donated wheelchairs and groceries, this time we gave clothes including trousers, shirts, skirts and blouses though these are still minor efforts in helping people in needy, the churches should see to it that it has played a role in alleviating the economic hardships being faced by these social groups” said Muchuchu.
With the price hikes of basic commodities in the country several people are founding it difficult to buy things like clothes and property as they mainly earn enough from the hand to mouth whilst at the same time President Emmerson Mnangangwa has repeatedly made clarion calls for churches to play a role in economic rebuilding.
A Ruyamuro Clinic Health Work Simbisai Musarurwa also commended efforts by the church in remembering the vulnerable community, “We thank the church for showing such love, it is not the first time they have come here at Ruyamuro as they also came last year and assisted some of the disabled whom we have in the community with wheel chairs.
“Though this is also a call for other churches to remember the many people whom we have in the rural area who are in dire need of food and clothes,” she said.
Another beneficiary said she was thankful of the clothes coming during winter time, “ I want to thank the church for coming to us at such a time when there is a lot of cold winter which has seen us catching flus, we thank them for covering us,”.
Meanwhile, the church said it has begun preliminary stages on setting up two Early Child Development Centres (ECD) in Guruve.
“We are setting up two ECD centers at Chikokonya Business centre with the other one catering for the special needs of children living with disabilities which we have named the Hope Foundation.
“ Guruve is the centre of the province with over 80 schools and sadly no school for the disabled, I gave another one a wheelchair after realizing that he can speak but not walk and he has since come to the school, I will be securing them with free uniforms and education,”.

National News

Of the economy and ‘Chinhu Chedu’ matrix

Lovejoy Gumbochuma 

By Daniel Chigunwe-
Economist and political analyst Lovejoy Mawoza Gumbochuma says the New Dispensation must revisit and make amends on the current constitution centre of power which he claims was founded on the basis of the then power hungry leaders and is a stumbling block towards he achievement of economic prosperity
Whilst the majority of Zimbabweans are now looking on to God as the ultimate answer to their poverty, misery and suffering, economists feel that the constitution must also make provision for the office of the Prime Minister which must be solely mandated with the economic welfare of the country shifting from the current political polarized economy which is frustrating economic emancipation trajectories.
The 2013 Copac drawn constitution was founded at the height of power struggle between the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and power protectionist Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
Coupled with the errors of the constitution is the Zanu Pf mantra, “chinhu chedu” which is a bitter evidence that the country’s ruling scepter is a preserve of those who fought the liberation struggle and non but freedom fighters who share the history of the war are allowed to rule.
In a recent interview with the Zimbabwe Matrix, Gumbochuma said there is urgent need for government to create the office of the Prime Minister which will deal with the social and economic welfare whilst the Presidency deals with the values of the country and security issues.
“ During the time when the constitution was drafted it is unfortunate that RG was greedy for power and Tsvangirai was also power hungry meaning that both the two took the constitution on one centre of power which is not ideal for a post -colonial country like Zimbabwe which is still developing and democratizing.
“So we have to template what happened in Europe where there were dictators who had done so much for the country and remained clinging to power, which is the current situation we are in. We have senior military people who says we liberated this country by blood and whoever wants it too must be prepared to go to war.
“There is actually no war for this generation to fight so as to earn qualifications for the so called ‘chinhu chedu’ however we have to change things without the need to spill blood which brings us to the issue of the office of the prime minister.
“ Most European countries its either a monarch they have a Prime Minister and the Queen who is silently powerful behind the scenes same as other countries like Italy which do have a President and a prime minister for the full attainment of  balance of power.
“This should be ideally the way of things must be in our country thus I propose that the first thing for this country to move is to amend the constitution and create a gap for the Prime Minister who will be responsible for running the economy and the President only running the values of the country including the security party of it.
“This will entail that the Prime Minister will have to oversee ministries which looks after the economic and social welfare of the country a situation more similar with what prevailed during the Government of National Unity (GNU).
“That way then means we will never have another war with Zanu Pf which does not want to leave power because they have certain values which it wants to maintain which the MDC cannot fulfill and they are very correct on that, “said Gumbochuma

News

Zooming the lenses, Dinha’s matrix

VP Mohadi along Advocate Martin T Dinha 

By Daniel Chigunwe/ The Matrix
In his 48 laws of power Robert Greene also warns successors of any form of power to “avoid stepping into great man’s shoes,” for the ghost of the predecessors will always bring uneasy in the head that wears the crown.
This is true if one is to check through the looming and unfolding events in Mazowe North where previous successors like former Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri, Cairo Mhandu, Edgar Chidavenzi and Martin Dinha have come, straughted and left the constituency’s political stage handing over the baton stick to the youthful Campion Mugweni.
Non- of these predecessors strike me more than the Advocate who has for the past decades been at the centre of the political matrixes of Mashonaland Central as the minister of state for provincial affairs and MP of Mazowe North after the sudden death of Chidavaenzi.
After the death of Chidaz at the height of the G40-Lacoste grueling fight Dinha was imposed to run the constituency but he was quickly haunted by the big shoes of Chidavaenzi who was a darling of the Northerners of Mazowe, within no time he was edged out.
However, the new unfolding twists in both the political events of Mazowe North and the subsequent fall and rise of Martin Dinha has brought new levels of instability in the district that seems to still have a nostalgia for the Advocate.
Unconfirmed though reliable rumours are that the Advocate has recently been appointed Chairperson of the National Railways of Zimbabwe board (NRZ) which several analysts have viewed as the rise from the fall.
It is not surprising that a man of his caliber who is known to be an evasive, subtle and cunning schemer could find his way from the dark tunnels and gain political leverage to restore the trampled glory in the 2018 primary elections where he received a thrash of defeat.
Truth be told, though having lost the race in Mazowe North, Dinha had cunningly cultivated a number of loyalists in the constituency who still had undoubted allegiance to him despite the fact that he is not in the limelight. He has loyalists!
At the same time it is also a known fact that he also made a number of enemies during his tenure as Governor fighting the Kasukuweres and G40 cabals at the same time also being suspected of playing double standards as he was accused by perceived enemies to be a darling of the Former First Family as well as their protector and defender of the Mazowe legacy after being sacked out of power in 2017.
Though he has remained quiet and out of limelight many believe that Dinha has not rested from seeking vengeance in Mazowe North and is still covertly working with his loyalists who are leading the battle to change the balance of power in the district.
Its quiet paradoxical that it is perceived that his loyalists are the ones leading the show as they beckon him to make a theatrical comeback and the smoke evidencing the fire is the alleged zeal by these so called loyalist pushing for a petition to oust Mugweni which reportedly saw members of the province recently lashing at some of the party cadres accused of dining and wining with Dinha at the Holland thank you rally.
In a stunning show of events, it is rumored that Dinha has donated lavishly to the recent Thank You rally celebrations that were held on Saturday in Madombwe where councilor Michael Mutopa a perceived friend of the Advocate was feasting with the people in his ward celebrating the 2018 victory.
For him, Dinha, the thank you rally donations was just extending a hand of mercy and answer to the call for support from his former councilors as he put in black and white saying,  “yes my brother, kana takumbirwa tinobatsira”
A few months after elections, Mazowe North which is a Zanu Pf stronghold has since found itself divided internally with serious issues of legitimacy, misplaced loyalty and backbiting haunting the new MP.
The Zimbabwe Matrix has zoomed the lenses.

Politics News

Shake off pride, ED-Chamisa told.

By Daniel Chigunwe

South African based political analysts and former Independence Candidate for Mazowe North Shingirayi Rungangah has called for leaders of political parties in the country to put people first by shaking off the garment of pride and unite together towards economic revival at a time Zimbabweans are facing the most grueling life experience

Shingirayi Rungangah

Recently the MDC Alliance leader set a five-point plan that included legitimacy and democracy as the core for dialogue whilst Zanu Pf Secretary for legal affairs, Paul Mangwana shot back saying Chamisa is just a mere citizen and the ruling party is not under pressure to negotiate with him further casting  salt on the prospects of healing the economy wounds.

In an interview with The Zimbabwe Matrix, Rungangah said both Nelson Chamisa and Emmerson Mnangangwa must find a common ground to unite as soon as possible to save the people of Zimbabwe who are reliving the horrors of 2008 and early warning signs of social unrest in the country

“It is high time we end with individual politics and hero worshipping actions that are meant to excite a few elites. Chamisa and ED must shake off their pride which is the major reason undermining dialogue which can translate to economic prosperity. Things are not well right now and there is no hope if these two keep on playing hide and seek.

“This call for dialogue has to focus on saving the nation first from the wiles of the economy which is irretrievable broken. If and only if MDC and Zanu Pf humble themselves before the electorate and join hands will we be able to pull through from these dark times,” he said

The game of thrones politics currently shaping the country has seen Zimbabwe burning like the epical kingdom of Troy though this time not for Helena.

The country is bracing for more hard times amid skyrocketing prices in the impending doom of the back to school which has seen many parents distraught and cast a gloomy future for the welfare of several young people of school going age.

Rungangah who ran for the Member of Parliament as an Independent Candidate for Mazowe North said he is willing to work with Campion Mugweni despite having lost to him.

“We are happy the constituency is improving, the current MP has so far done better though it seems people are deliberately ignoring the positives and choosing to focus on the minor negatives.

“However, we want him to introduce projects that we can sustain and achieve without haste. Projects that are viable both in infrastructure and personnel not populist policies meant to excite people but projects that will benefit all.

Rungangah also warned Mugweni and other MPs to be very mindful of their electorate saying people are the political traffic signs for every leader.

“The people are his mirror. They are his traffic signs which will show green when he has to move. Yellow to slow down and red to stop. Roads in our constituency are impassable and this is one area that if addressed will make the rest of the projects easier.

“He must also ensure that the women of Chiweshe and Hauro have water to spare them the burden of fetching it from the river,” said Rungangah.

Asked on his political career prospects, the vocal youth who was a former member of Zanu Pf said it is no longer time to be partisan but to support those in power for a better Zimbabwe.

Local News

Twins organization bemoans low publicity

 By Daniel Chigunwe

International Twins Friendly Action (ITFA) group has called for government and other stakeholders to recognize the numerous challenges that are faced by parents in marginalized areas who would have given birth to twins or triplets after a study revealed that several of them are struggling to provide basic needs for the children.

ITFA which was launched sometime back in 2004 is a pressure group founded by Mash Central based twin gospel musicians Kenlord and Kenford Manyowa who after having been raised by their peasant farmers parents and faced the challenges of simultaneously growing up together went on to advocate for the welfare of twins.

The organization hosted a big a national event on 30 October 2009 where twins from all walks of life thronged the Stodart Hall in Mbare.

“Indeed we are cognizant of the fact that life is not homogeneous and according to our research we proved that there is a uniformity in terms of challenges faced by parents with twins, triplets and quintriplets.

“The more the children the more the challenges encountered in clothing, education and taking general care of these children. Our research proved that many parents are of limited means therefore unable to educate their children leading to many school dropouts,” said Manyowa.

“In 2009 we had a memorable gathering when we flexed muscles as an organization by holding an event which was attended by more than 1000 pairs of twins this  was made successful by the leadership guidance of the now late Tendai Mabhunu,” added Manyowa.

However the organization has bemoaned lack of publicity saying it has stalled prospects of attracting interested stakeholders and funding to give the lifeblood needed for it to make a meaningful change.

“We are currently faced by a number of challenges which among them include the lack of understanding by a number of people on the real objectives of ITFA, where we coming from and what are is our cause.

“ It is our appeal that members of the media fraternity create a platform for us to meet the world and then we get known which will also assist us in getting funding from donors or even to make meaningful contribution to the nation as twins,”

Kenford and Kenlord Manyowa are gospel artists who are currently pursuing their vision whilst based in Mazowe Central in Mashonaland Central province where they confirm to have got overwhelming support.

“So far we are very grateful by the many positive gestures that we have received from the community of Mazowe Central from the Member of Parliament Cde Sydney Chidamba, local authorities, councilors and schools heads.

“We even got a letter of endorsement that we got from the council to assist us when we knock on doors of those whom we feel can make a change on ITFA, we are still struggling to get funding so that we register our Trust something that can be easily achieved if we get publicity,”.