President Mnangagwa yesterday described the late Albert
Vunganai, who was a close aide to the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, as a
professional cadre who was dedicated to his work.
The President said this in his condolence message read
before Vunganai’s burial by the Deputy Director General in the President’s
Department, Walter Tapfumaneyi, at Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare
yesterday.
Vunganai (36) died on Friday from injuries sustained in an
accident in the Mavhuradonha mountain range in Muzarabani when the First Lady
and her team were on a tour of duty to distribute foodstuffs to the elderly and
vulnerable families.
Three other security officers were injured in the accident
and are recovering in hospital. Vunganai was a principal security aide in the
President’s Department at the time of his death.
In his grave side condolence message, the President
described Vunganai as an exemplary security and intelligence officer.
“It was with great shock and deep grief that my wife and I
received the tragic news of the untimely death of Mr Albert Tonderai Vunganai,
principal security officer, following a car accident in Mavhuradonha, Mt Darwin
district, Mashonaland Central Province,” said President Mnangagwa.
The President said he knew the late Vunganai when he was
part of his security detail during his tenure as Vice President before he was
re-assigned to the First Lady’s close security unit in 2017.
He added that the late Vunganai discharged his duties with
professionalism and was a team player.
“Vunganai was a very good and exemplary security and
intelligence officer, who discharged his duties with absolute loyalty and
dedication, which are the hallmark of a professional cadre. His untimely
departure, therefore, leaves a deep void among his colleagues which will be
difficult to fill as he was such a good team player.
“On behalf of Government, my wife, and indeed on my own
behalf, I wish to express our sincere condolences to the Vunganai family,
especially his wife Nancy and the children, during this dark hour of grief. May
they take comfort from the knowledge that we grieve with them, as their loss is
ours together,” said President Mnangagwa.
In his remarks, Deputy Director General Tapfumaneyi said
the late Vunganai had distinguished himself in the course of his work resulting
in him rising through the ranks to become principal security aide from the time
he joined the President’s Department in 2008.
“Cde Vunganayi’s presence was felt in the organisation due
to his predisposition for hard work. He quickly came to grips with the demands
of his job and began to excel ahead of his peers,” said Deputy Director General
Tapfumaneyi.
He is survived by his wife Nancy and two children. Herald
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