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Advocate
Mpofu,
also
a
member
of
the
SDA
Church
but
aligned
with
Nelson
Chamisa
rather
than
ZANU
PF,
criticized
the
move.

Earlier
this
month,
Winky
D’s
legal
counsel,
Tsunga
Law
International,
stated
that
the
venue
owners
decided
to
prioritize
another
event
on
December
31,
2024,
despite
an
established
agreement
with
Winky
D.

The
law
firm
claimed
that
the
venue
had
been
secured
for
Winky
D’s
show
as
early
as
May
2024,
with
all
necessary
arrangements
in
place
for
the
show.

Posting
on
X
this
Friday,
Advocate
Mpofu
condemned
the
use
of
financial
power
to
act
against
the
public
interest.
Below
are
Advocate
Mpofu’s
comments:

I’m
compelled
to
share
my
genuine
substantive
concerns
about
the
Winky
D,
Tagwireyi
and
HICC
saga.

It
appears
that
Tagwireyi,
through
his
Bridging
Gaps
foundation,
(which
on
the
evidence
has
created
more
gaps
than
it
has
bridged),
made
a
lucrative
offer
to
HICC,
essentially
enticing
them
to
abandon
their
long-standing
partnership
with
Winky
D.

The
offer
according
to
ZIMLIVE
included
booking
a
massive
200
rooms
for
five
days,
which
translates
to
accommodating
200
couples
(possibly
threatening
the
city’s
entire
supply
of
Congo
Dust)
at
the
expense
of
more
than
8000
poor
Zimbabweans
who
were
eagerly
awaiting
Winky
D’s
performance.

Winky
D’s
performances
are
as
we
all
know,
therapeutic
as
they
are
emancipating
and
are
for
that
reason
not
just
a
musical
journey
but
constitute
much
needed
balm
for
the
bruised
and
broken
souls
of
those
trampled
upon.

This
situation
raises
serious
moral
concerns.
It
highlights
how
the
financially
powerful
can
exert
their
influence
to
get
what
they
want,
even
if
it
goes
against
the
public
interest.

Put
differently,
not
only
are
they
able
to
drive
you
to
penury
but
they
can
also
then
use
their
muscle
to
rob
you
of
your
only
source
of
solace.
This
sets
a
dire
precedent
and
must
drive
fear
into
our
broken
hearts.

What
then
is
to
stop
the
financially
powerful
from
buying
off
lawyers
representing
their
opponents,
bribing
judges
or
adjudicators
in
public
procurement
or
generally
exploiting
vulnerable
individuals
simply
because
they
can
and
because
it
makes
economic
sense
for
the
person(s)
receiving
the
money
to
take
it?
Indeed,
what
is
to
stop
them
from
taking
your
wife
simply
because
they
are
able
to
offer
more?
This
is
more
sinister
than
the
superficial
commentary
on
these
streets
makes
out.

This
disregard
for
principles
is
alarming.
In
a
civilized
society,
right
must
triumph
over
might,
and
we
must
respect
the
soft
territory
of
others
even
if
they
are
financially
weaker
than
us.
This
does
not
require
written
rules
or
concluded
contracts.
It
is
a
matter
of
common
decency.

Winky
D
has
an
obligation
to
satisfy
the
expectations
of
his
fans.
For
an
entire
year,
the
fans
have
been
eagerly
anticipating
this
annual
celebration
and
solace,
only
to
be
deprived
of
it
because
someone
with
greater
economic
power
has
swooped
in.

This
is
unacceptable
and
has
no
place
in
a
fair
and
just
society.
This
is
why
it
is
wrong.
This
is
why
all
civilized
sentiment
must
rage
against
it.
This
is
why
I
condemn
it
without
equivocation.

And
a
religious
organization
must
never
get
entangled
in
this
kind
of
nonsense.
Wapusa
Wapusa
was
able
to
avoid
it
for
the
entire
duration
of
its
phantom
existence!