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WATCH: MDC-T official 'Chitate' laid to rest
03 Jan 2018 at 19:24hrs | Views
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) provincial chairperson for Mashonaland Central Justine Chitate has been laid to rest in Musana Bindura South constituency today (Wednesday.)
He was 69 and is survived by four wives, fifteen children and many grandchildren.
Chitate collapsed and died on New Year's Eve while gracing a memorial service of an MDC-T activist in ward 17.
Hundreds of people converged at Chitate's homestead in Musana and all his party's vice presidents were in attendance that is Thokozani Khupe who was the guest of honour, Elias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa.
Members of the MDC Alliance were also in attendance and gave their solidarity messages ahead of the 2018 harmonised election.
Addressing mourners Khupe urged people of Mashonaland Central to remain united, trust in God before imploring them to pray for their president Morgan Tsvangirai who is battling colonial cancer.
"We would like to express our deepest condolences to the Chitate family and indeed to the entire MDC family for the loss of our chairman.
As Mashonaland Central we urge you to remain united despite attacks by ZANU PF, for we know in this province ZANU PF killed a huge number of our supporters.
This 2018 we are saying vaTsvangirai chete chete, we know he is sick but God up there will heal him let us all pray for our president since ZANU PF is already defeated in the looming election," she said.
However, people were soaked in rain when burying Chitate as the rain season gets momentum.
He was 69 and is survived by four wives, fifteen children and many grandchildren.
Chitate collapsed and died on New Year's Eve while gracing a memorial service of an MDC-T activist in ward 17.
Hundreds of people converged at Chitate's homestead in Musana and all his party's vice presidents were in attendance that is Thokozani Khupe who was the guest of honour, Elias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa.
Members of the MDC Alliance were also in attendance and gave their solidarity messages ahead of the 2018 harmonised election.
Addressing mourners Khupe urged people of Mashonaland Central to remain united, trust in God before imploring them to pray for their president Morgan Tsvangirai who is battling colonial cancer.
"We would like to express our deepest condolences to the Chitate family and indeed to the entire MDC family for the loss of our chairman.
As Mashonaland Central we urge you to remain united despite attacks by ZANU PF, for we know in this province ZANU PF killed a huge number of our supporters.
This 2018 we are saying vaTsvangirai chete chete, we know he is sick but God up there will heal him let us all pray for our president since ZANU PF is already defeated in the looming election," she said.
However, people were soaked in rain when burying Chitate as the rain season gets momentum.
Source - Byo24News
