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Chindori Chininga buried at his rural home in Guruve
26 Jun 2013 at 22:05hrs | Views
LIBERATION hero, Guruve South Member of Parliament and former Cabinet minister Edward Takaruza Chindori Chininga was buried at his rural home in Guruve yesterday afternoon, amid calls by Zanu-PF for its supporters to vote overwhelmingly in the forthcoming harmonised elections slated for July 31.
Chindori Chininga died in a car accident at Shinje turn-off in Guruve on June 19 while on his way from addressing party members in Guruve South. He was 58.
Addressing hundreds of mourners, Zanu-PF Politburo member and Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere, urged party members in the constituency to vote for Zanu-PF as a way of respecting Chindori Chininga and promoting his vision and legacy that saw him initiate an array of community development projects.
Kasukuwere took a dig at the private media for suggesting that Chindori Chininga did not die in a genuine road accident.
"Chindori Chininga was a humble man. He was Zanu-PF. He was ours. Media, media, media! I know tomorrow I am going to suffer the wrath of the media for saying this but I have developed thick skin. Suddenly, the media started claiming that Chindori Chininga was not ours. He was theirs. Chindori was Zanu-PF, he is Zanu-PF into his grave.
"The people of Guruve South have lost a strongman. Zanu-PF has lost a strong man. Even those who wanted to contest him within Zanu-PF knew that he was going to win. I sit with them on the top table on this funeral here today but they know and knew Chindori chakanga chisingadyike.
"On the election day, let us all go out in our huge numbers and vote for Zanu-PF so that we can promote the legacy and vision of Chindori Chininga. Let us all go out and vote for development and progressive thinking," said Kasukuwere.
Family members initially wanted to bury Chindori Chininga in a cave, in line with the VaDamba tradition since he was named Chindori after a family ancestor, but shelved the idea after consulting with spirit mediums Svembere and Karitundundu.
Family spokesman, Mr Gilbert Chininga, said Chindori Chininga had talked to his wife, Linda, and daughters an hour before he died.
"What is painful is that he phoned his wife and daughters and talked to them an hour before he died. He was in a good and jovial mood. He even promised to do things they had requested from him and that was around 6pm. At about 7.45pm, the wife received a message that he had been involved in an accident and the children started receiving condolences of Facebook from friends, before they even knew about his death," said Mr Chininga.
Chindori Chininga died in a car accident at Shinje turn-off in Guruve on June 19 while on his way from addressing party members in Guruve South. He was 58.
Addressing hundreds of mourners, Zanu-PF Politburo member and Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere, urged party members in the constituency to vote for Zanu-PF as a way of respecting Chindori Chininga and promoting his vision and legacy that saw him initiate an array of community development projects.
Kasukuwere took a dig at the private media for suggesting that Chindori Chininga did not die in a genuine road accident.
"Chindori Chininga was a humble man. He was Zanu-PF. He was ours. Media, media, media! I know tomorrow I am going to suffer the wrath of the media for saying this but I have developed thick skin. Suddenly, the media started claiming that Chindori Chininga was not ours. He was theirs. Chindori was Zanu-PF, he is Zanu-PF into his grave.
"On the election day, let us all go out in our huge numbers and vote for Zanu-PF so that we can promote the legacy and vision of Chindori Chininga. Let us all go out and vote for development and progressive thinking," said Kasukuwere.
Family members initially wanted to bury Chindori Chininga in a cave, in line with the VaDamba tradition since he was named Chindori after a family ancestor, but shelved the idea after consulting with spirit mediums Svembere and Karitundundu.
Family spokesman, Mr Gilbert Chininga, said Chindori Chininga had talked to his wife, Linda, and daughters an hour before he died.
"What is painful is that he phoned his wife and daughters and talked to them an hour before he died. He was in a good and jovial mood. He even promised to do things they had requested from him and that was around 6pm. At about 7.45pm, the wife received a message that he had been involved in an accident and the children started receiving condolences of Facebook from friends, before they even knew about his death," said Mr Chininga.
Source - Herald
