CHARISMATIC Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries
(PHD) leader Prophet Walter Magaya has offered RTGS$14 000 to pay back US$14
000 to a family of a Bulawayo pastor who allegedly died of stress after
investing in the church housing scheme.
The late Pastor Ernest Mutasa, who was a pastor at
Assemblies of God died in April after allegedly investing US$14 000 into a PHD
housing scheme in 2016. Pastor Mutasa sold a family house and invested in stands
and other business ventures that were promised by PHD in Douglasdale under
Magaya’s supposed multi-million dollar housing construction scheme.
After Sunday News exposed the issue last week, the church
summoned Pastor Mutasa’s family where they proposed to pay off the amount but
in RTGS dollars.
Pastor Mutasa’s daughter — Miss Bethel Mutasa, who has been
fighting for the church to reimburse the family or alternatively secure
permanent accommodation for them met with representatives of the church.
“They gave me bus fare to meet them in Harare, after the
issue was publicised. It was during the meeting that they laid out their offer,
which I declined, as it is valueless. They told me during the meeting that they
could not make the payment in US dollars, as laws had changed during that
period and would only make a payment in RTGS dollars, which is ridiculous. They
acknowledged that the payment was made in US dollars but want to give us RTGS,
which cannot and will never account for a house,” said Miss Mutasa.
She said she stormed out of the meeting as the church
representatives, one Mr Chatambudza and Mr Mhango, would not budge.
She said her family was considering taking the legal route
but due to financial constraints they could not afford a lawyer.
“Had we been financially stable we would have taken the
legal route. But because we are poor we cannot. We need some assistance from
the leaders of the country if at all they hear our plea. This man has taken
everything from us and he cannot continue doing this to people,” said Miss
Mutasa.
An official with PHD Ministers Mr Clive Musango
acknowledged that the church would pay in RTGS dollars.
“What they paid is what they will get. They paid in local
currency and it is what they will be paid. We are following all procedures,” he
said.
Meanwhile, a group of Bulawayo pastors has planned on
engaging Prophet Magaya, over the matter. The pastors said they were saddened
in the manner in which one of their own had died due to a stress related
illness, caused by the deal and Prophet Magaya had chosen to turn a blind eye
over the matter.
“Pastor Ernest Mutasa was a good man. He believed he could
turn his family’s fortune around through the investment he had done with
Magaya. As time went on and the deal, failing to yield results it affected his
health. He was very emotional about the issue and approached some of us before
his untimely death to consult us about the matter,” said Reverend Frank
Mhlanga, who is the provincial chairperson of the Zimbabwe Christian Ministries
Association (ZCMA).
He said the late pastor Mutasa on the day of his passing
phoned them to inform them that he had suffered a stroke.
“He phoned the church telling us that he had suffered a
stroke before passing on a few hours later. Before his death he indicated to us
that the man of God, Prophet Magaya had cheated him. He said this had greatly
affected his health and mental being. It was so unfortunate that he passed away
before we could do anything to assist him,” said Rev Mhlanga. Sunday News
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