Chimene attacks Makoni DA

MANICALAND Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Cde Mandiitawepi Chimene on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Makoni District Administrator Mr Roland Madondo, describing him as not the right person to be at the helm of the district.

Cde Chimene’s attack on the administrator happened at the Makoni District Heroes Acre during the burial of remains of a fallen hero of the Second Chimurenga, Cde Never Samungure, whose remains were found in the Mafararikwa area of Marange.

The Provincial Affairs Minister told Mr Madondo to retire and go to stay in the villages if he was finding it difficult to lead the district. She accused the DA of failing a simple task of organising the reburial of the remains of Cde Samungure. The remains were interred around 6:30pm and there was no co-ordination that people attend the reburial.

This was not the first time that Cde Chimene has hit out at Mr Madondo in public as early this year during a briefing meeting before the tour of Ngowe Causeway Bridge in Makoni West, she rebuked Mr Madondo for wasting time.

This was after Mr Madondo had been tasked to introduce district officials to the minister and instead he started to “over-introduce” himself chronicling his war credentials, explaining the difference between the Madondos from Makoni and the “rich ones from Masvingo with hotels, buses and shops”.

Incensed by Madondo’s self-praise, Cde Chimene immediately ordered him to sit down and shut up as he was wasting time. She went on to tell him that she could have him transferred from the district through demotion or promotion.

Turning to the reburial of Cde Samungure, whose Chimurenga name was Cde Shakespeare, Cde Chimene said his contribution to the liberation struggle was supreme hence he deserved decent reburial.