CHIREDZI West legislator Farai Musikavanhu has allegedly
withdrawn hospital beds and other medical ancillary supplies donated to
Chiredzi Polyclinic by opposition MDC losing parliamentary aspirant John
Mangange, and dumped the goods outside the council offices.
Musikavanhu reportedly roped in State security apparatus to
order the removal of the donations from the clinic.
Mangange, who is based in the United Kingdom, donated an
ambulance, 30 wheelchairs, three 5 000-litre water tanks, 10 electric operated
beds, BP testing kits and various other items to the Chiredzi Town Council-run
polyclinic in a bid to ease congestion at Chiredzi General Hospital maternity
ward.
He also helped with the refurbishment of the clinic’s
buildings. The donations worth thousands of United States dollars were recently
handed over to Chiredzi Town Council in the presence of Masvingo Provincial
Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira.
However, Manganye’s nemesis Musikavanhu teamed up with
State security agents, forcibly removed the donations from the clinic last week
and dumped them at the council workshop backyard.
Southern Eye visited the workshop on Monday, and found the
beds strewn all over the yard, while the clinic’s labour ward only left with
two beds. The ambulance had also been removed from the premises.
Musikavanhu referred all questions to council chairperson
Gibson Hwende. “May I suggest to you that you ask the council chair and
town secretary,” Musikavanhu said.
Hwende said he was not aware that the donations had been
removed from the clinic.
“I am not aware, will check and give you feedback on that,”
he said.
Former Chiredzi West MP Darlington Chiwa (Zanu PF)
described Musikavanhu’s action as political suicide, adding the move would cost
the ruling party dearly in the 2023 election.
“If this was the idea of (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa and
his wife’s (which I doubt) way of thinking; then they are not fit to rule this
country. Zanu PF should thoroughly vet some of their candidates, otherwise some
are just in there to destroy the party from within,” Chiwa said.
“On the other hand, we have overzealous State security
agents in Chiredzi that is why some are now playing the part of bodyguards to
certain individuals, or harass ordinary citizens over petty issues, while some
are now involved in food distribution.
“I don’t think their headquarters is even aware of such
behaviour that is reducing the respected intelligence department to mere police
constabularies bereft of elementary professional ethics.”
Chiwa added: “I am sure the donations were going to benefit
all and sundry regardless of their political affiliation. Even Manganye made
the donations without a political jacket. This is what Mnangagwa is looking for
from those in the diaspora. That is why the Minister of State was even involved
in the clearing of those donations at Beitbridge Border Post. He played his
ministerial and fatherly role.” Newsday
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