I FEEL DESERTED, UNLOVED: DAISY MTUKUDZI
DAISY, widow to the late Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi, says she sometimes feels deserted and unloved, two years after her husband’s death.
Tuku succumbed to diabetes on January 23 in 2019 aged 66.
He was declared a national hero. A creative genius and unparalleled icon of all time, Tuku’s death is remembered on January 23.
And last weekend, Tuku’s family, friends and fans took time to remember the departed Black Spirits founder.
However, it was a different script altogether for Daisy who took time to reflect on the late icon and husband indoors owing to the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
“Life will never be the same with Tuku and I feel like I am standing on one leg.
“I have no one to turn to when I encounter problems like failure to pay my domestic bills and other things.
“I’m one person who is uncomfortable with borrowing from others because people assume I have it all.
“I’m struggling like any other widow but to be honest there is no one I can say has been assisting me when I need help.
“I only pray to God for help because he is the one who is looking after widows,” he said.
Asked how they commemorated Tuku’s legacy on Saturday, Daisy said she was indoors.
“There is nothing that we could do because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
“It’s no longer time for festivities with this pandemic because coronavirus is real.
“We all need to take full responsibility of our actions these days due to Covid-19,” he said.
Asked what she does when she misses Tuku, Daisy explained:
“When I miss the good things we did together or when I am stuck, I close my bedroom and start crying.
“Sometimes it feels like I am talking to him with God by his side hearing our conversation.
“The wound is still fresh and I get more affected especially when we are commemorating his legacy like now.
“He was a loving and caring husband who taught me to work on my own despite all the fame he had.
“He knew that one day one of us would leave first and it so happened it was him who left us first and we have to be content with that fate.”
Despite feeling deserted, Daisy said she will continue working hard to bring food on the table.
“I might be a widow but there comes a time when life must go on and I am also expected to fend for the family.
“In my case, I am into farming and this year we planted maize and soya beans but I am hesitant to get loans nokuti ndinotya chikwereti.”