Chiwenga
who
is
acting
in
Mnangagwa’s
absence
on
leave,
recently
warned
corrupt
individuals
within
the
ruling
ZANU
PF
party,
accusing
them
of
enriching
themselves
through
ill-gotten
gains.
He
made
these
remarks
at
the
burial
of
former
Deputy
Chief
Secretary
to
the
President
and
Cabinet,
Justin
Mupamhanga,
at
the
National
Heroes
Acre
on
Monday.
In
his
speech,
Chiwenga
referenced
individuals
who,
during
the
liberation
struggle,
were
known
as
“zvigananda,”
a
term
used
to
describe
people
who
had
gained
wealth
through
dishonest
means.
Chiwenga
said
the
founding
principles
of
Zimbabwe
were
based
on
equal
opportunities
for
all,
not
for
those
who
profit
from
corruption
and
looting.
He
said:
We
all
swore
to
a
shared
future
in
which
everyone
had
a
place
on
the
table,
a
place
in
the
sun,
for
a
culture
of
equal
opportunity
where
every
Zimbabwean
served
in
equal
measure.Zveubvanzu
ubvanzu
kudya
kwemhumi
takazviramba.
Our
Vision
2030
is
for
all
of
us,
kwete
dzamunoti
mbinga,
kuhondo
taizviti
zvigananda,
those
who
grow
big
tummies
through
ill-gotten
wealth
and
questionable
morals.
Some
interpreted
this
as
a
thinly
veiled
reference
to
Chivayo,
who
has
been
accused
of
amassing
large
sums
from
inflated
state
tenders.
In
a
statement
posted
on
his
social
media
pages
on
Wednesday,
Chivayo
responded,
declaring
that
he
would
not
be
“moved
by
nor
shaken
by
any
veiled
threats
from
failed
politicians.”
He
wrote:
I
will
always
support
President
E.D.
Mnangagwa
and
ZANU
PF’s
vision,
and
no
individual,
Big
or
Small,
can
instill
fear
in
me
to
decide
otherwise.
I
will
neither
be
moved
by
nor
shaken
by
any
veiled
threats
from
failed
politicians.
In
the
same
statement,
Chivayo
also
denied
any
involvement
in
a
letter
allegedly
written
by
him,
which
reportedly
requested
local
banks
to
permit
him
to
withdraw
up
to
US$20
million
per
month
for
various
transactions.
In
2005,
Chivayo
was
convicted
of
money
laundering.
He
received
a
five-year
prison
sentence,
with
two
years
suspended.
The
case
involved
R837,000,
which
was
part
of
the
proceeds
of
a
crime.