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Philip Chiyangwa not related to Mugabe - Zhuwao
17 May 2015 at 04:27hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao has made sensational revelations that flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa is nowhere related to Mugabe.
According to Zhuwao, Chiyangwa and Mugabe only share the same totem.
Chiyangwa, a businessman who openly flaunts his wealth has long been rumored to be a cousin to President Robert Mugabe.
But writing on his weekly column in the state controlled Sunday Mail, Zhuwao disputes the relationship.
He was commenting on a video clip that has gone viral in which Chiyangwa brags that he does not stop at any police road block.
Below is Zhuwao's account in full
"Any politician who interferes with police operations will be guilty of undermining an instruction from the Head of State and Government.
"It would be remiss of me to fail to comment on an infantile video that has been circulating on social media this week on the very same issue of the relationship between the police and some of our politicians.
"This story was picked up by international media houses and splashed worldwide under the headline "Mugabe cousin ignores police roadblocks".
"I have viewed the video myself and it is extremely worrying and disconcerting.
"The video has a person referred to as Mr Chiyangwa. The person looks and sounds like Phillip Chiyangwa, driving a Rolls Royce that looks like Phillip Chiyangwa's, and guides the foreign white interviewer through a house that looks like Phillip Chiyangwa's.
"As I write this article, the video has been watched by over 43 000 people.
"I have two major problems with that video. Firstly, the video shows the driver ignoring an instruction by a police officer to stop at a roadblock. That is anarchical and must never be done by any person let alone a senior leader at the level of the Central Committee.
"This kind of action communicates an image that is disrespectful of national laws and the institution of the police.
"Several other spoof videos have already been recorded mocking the main actor in that video.
"The second issue is that Phillip Chiyangwa has been described as President Mugabe's cousin. By virtue of that close association, the purported actions of Phillip Chiyangwa in that video are tarnishing the image of the President of Zimbabwe and Chairman of SADC and the AU.
"Phillip Chiyangwa is not President Mugabe's cousin; they share the same totemic identity.
"Those of us who are truly related to President Mugabe know that we have a duty and obligation to the nation to protect the image and integrity of the Head of State and Government.
"Phillip Chiyangwa's relationship with the President is the same as that of Rejoice Ngwenya, the opposition activist whose membership of which formation of the multiple MDCs I am not clear of.
"Phillip Chiyangwa shares the same totem as my mother, although from a different branch of the Gushungo clan. My mother is from the Chidziva branch, whilst Phillip Chiyangwa is from the Beperere branch.
"They even have separate chiefs. I need to put that appropriate distance so as to minimise the contagion.
"Pasi nembavha. There are no scared cows. Icho!".
According to Zhuwao, Chiyangwa and Mugabe only share the same totem.
Chiyangwa, a businessman who openly flaunts his wealth has long been rumored to be a cousin to President Robert Mugabe.
But writing on his weekly column in the state controlled Sunday Mail, Zhuwao disputes the relationship.
He was commenting on a video clip that has gone viral in which Chiyangwa brags that he does not stop at any police road block.
Below is Zhuwao's account in full
"Any politician who interferes with police operations will be guilty of undermining an instruction from the Head of State and Government.
"It would be remiss of me to fail to comment on an infantile video that has been circulating on social media this week on the very same issue of the relationship between the police and some of our politicians.
"This story was picked up by international media houses and splashed worldwide under the headline "Mugabe cousin ignores police roadblocks".
"I have viewed the video myself and it is extremely worrying and disconcerting.
"The video has a person referred to as Mr Chiyangwa. The person looks and sounds like Phillip Chiyangwa, driving a Rolls Royce that looks like Phillip Chiyangwa's, and guides the foreign white interviewer through a house that looks like Phillip Chiyangwa's.
"I have two major problems with that video. Firstly, the video shows the driver ignoring an instruction by a police officer to stop at a roadblock. That is anarchical and must never be done by any person let alone a senior leader at the level of the Central Committee.
"This kind of action communicates an image that is disrespectful of national laws and the institution of the police.
"Several other spoof videos have already been recorded mocking the main actor in that video.
"The second issue is that Phillip Chiyangwa has been described as President Mugabe's cousin. By virtue of that close association, the purported actions of Phillip Chiyangwa in that video are tarnishing the image of the President of Zimbabwe and Chairman of SADC and the AU.
"Phillip Chiyangwa is not President Mugabe's cousin; they share the same totemic identity.
"Those of us who are truly related to President Mugabe know that we have a duty and obligation to the nation to protect the image and integrity of the Head of State and Government.
"Phillip Chiyangwa's relationship with the President is the same as that of Rejoice Ngwenya, the opposition activist whose membership of which formation of the multiple MDCs I am not clear of.
"Phillip Chiyangwa shares the same totem as my mother, although from a different branch of the Gushungo clan. My mother is from the Chidziva branch, whilst Phillip Chiyangwa is from the Beperere branch.
"They even have separate chiefs. I need to put that appropriate distance so as to minimise the contagion.
"Pasi nembavha. There are no scared cows. Icho!".
Source - Sunday Mail
