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Kondozi scandal: Zanu PF bigwigs exposed

April 29, 2016 in National, News

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INFORMATION minister Chris Mushohwe, former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa and other Zanu PF bigwigs have been fingered in the pillaging of Kondozi Farm during government’s controversial land reform programme despite the farm being owned by a black indigenous farmer.



by Jairos Saunyama

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This was revealed in former Kondozi director Edwin Moyo’s book, My Kondozi Story — The People’s Hope Pillaged, which was launched on Wednesday night in Harare.

Moyo, who together with over 5 000 workers were ordered off the farm in 2004 by heavily-armed police, was the majority shareholder of the thriving horticultural business.



The book emotionally described how Mushohwe and Mutasa thwarted the hope of about 15 000 black Zimbabweans dependent on the thriving horticultural business.

He also revealed how Mutasa, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo, Agriculture minister Joseph Made and former Manicaland governor Mike Nyambuya took over Kondozi and surrendered it to Mushohwe, who literally ran it down.

Moyo claimed the siege was done without President Robert Mugabe’s knowledge, with Mushohwe and Mutasa employing all tactics to bar traditional chiefs opposed to the invasion from seeking an audience with the veteran leader.

“More than 5 000 workers, outgrowers and other businesses were displaced and lost their livelihoods in order to resettle one minister,” Moyo wrote.

He said a group of traditional chiefs from Marange had hired buses to Harare to meet Vice-President Joseph Msika in a bid to have the decision on Kondozi reversed, but were foiled by Mutasa and Mushohwe.

Mushohwe heard of the planned lobbying, but threatened to cancel the road permit of any bus company that would carry the chiefs to Harare. He was then Transport minister.

Moyo also claimed that his efforts to seek a meeting with newly-appointed governor Nyambuya failed.

However, the chiefs made their way to Harare, but Msika was duped by Mutasa and Mushohwe into promising them that he would send soldiers to remove the invaders so they would not demand to meet Mugabe.

Mugabe had not publicly spoken then about Kondozi Farm, one of the biggest foreign currency earners at the time, bringing $15 million to the country annually.

“Msika later confided in me that he had never seen such evil men as Mutasa, Mushohwe and their allies, including the vocal Jonathan Moyo,” Moyo wrote.

The then Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa was also implicated.

Jonathan Moyo was accused of using the State media to advance the interests of the invaders, lying to the nation that export of products had resumed under the new leadership.

Moyo said the Zanu PF chefs started looting the equipment from the farm after Mushohwe failed to run it.

“Arda clearly failed Kondozi. The only thing they succeeded in doing was to change the name from Kondozi to Arda Kondozi. They tried several partnerships that did not work. The real motive had been to use State funds to assist Mushohwe eventually take over the business,” Moyo added.

Reached for comment, Mushohwe said he could not respond as he had not yet read the book. Jonathan Moyo was not answering his mobile phone, while Mutasa’s was not reachable.

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WHOA up there.  IT HAS BEEN TOUTED FOR YEARS THAT IRAQ WILL BE THE SHINNING STAR.  WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM?

Things like this post make me believe this whole thing is a scam.  NO documented proof has been given and this countries money is totally worthless at this point.  To make it worth something they have to have it based on something very valuable.  So far there is no evidence of this and it is not something that is viewed as hanging right over the horizon.

Time will tell, but it will take far more that what was presented above to convince a majority of the people who would/could be potential buyers of the currency.

This article is showing that the whole country like Iraq is in turmoil. Out of the three countries the conmen are saying will be wealthy the amazing thing is Vietnam has the most stable government

Yeah and the ONLY one that is currently worth anything!  The Dinar is not currently internationally legal and the Zim no longer has value.  Hmmmmm, makes one wonder where they get their funny idea that those countries will be the wealthiest?  Based on what?  When will they be, in 2525?  Hogwash.

The sad part is Zimbabwe at least, was and could be could be much, much better off. Unlike Iraq, they truly are endowed with an abundance of resources, including gold, diamonds, platinum, iron, copper, nickle, copper, chromium, coal etc. ... In short, pretty much everything needed to become self sufficient industrially. They were also known as the bread basket of southern Africa, with about 40% of it's exports coming from the agricultural sector.

So what happened? In a word corruption. Corruption from the top down, corruption of the kind and level that would make Iraq look lily white.

Hmmmmm and then there was the USA.  I wonder if the corruption in Washington City will eventually bring us down? Yep, already started. 

Cure:  Throw all the ins out and start over.  Best to start at the top so put in a businessman instead of a politician.  Throw the lawyers out as they basically have a conflict of interest as it stands (Supreme Court, Congress and mostly the Presidency - Obama is a deposed lawyer and Hillary was/is one).  There should be a law that no person who is a lawyer or member of any bar or court can run - they can be advisors but not hold office.  The only office they may hold is Attorney General, County Attorney, District Attorney, etc.  Other than that - nope it is a conflict of interest.  Next, do away with the plea bargain.

But this is America and it is controlled by lawyers so I guess good luck with that one, huh?