Online Reporter
Conrad Mupesa
Mashonaland West Bureau
AT least 4 000 people living with disabilities received an early Christmas present courtesy of the People With Disabilities 4 Economic Development (PWD4ED) patron, Mr Jimaya Muduvuri.
Through his Muduvuri Foundation, the philanthropist and Zanu-PF senior member introduced a free funeral policy to benefit people with disabilities.
The policy was launched on Monday during the funeral wake of Cde Tauya Gundani, a member of Zanu-PF and PWD4ED in Kadoma.
Cde Gundani, who battled kidney problems, died on Sunday and is expected to be buried in his rural home of Zhombe in the Midlands.
Speaking on the sidelines of the funeral wake, beneficiaries and family members lauded the move.
“We are grateful to Cde Muduvuri for standing by the people with disabilities,” said Ms Rhoda Mavhengere, paternal grandmother of the late Gundani.
“He is helping to preach President Mnangagwa’s mantra of leaving no place and no person behind through his works.”
His young brother, Tapiwa, who also lives with disabilities, said the policy came at a time when most of them were finding it difficult to bury their loved ones.
PWD4ED national member, Peter Paradza, also weighed in, saying the policy would go a long way toward giving them dignity.
The services for the fully-paid package are provided by Fidelity Funeral Services. It includes a coffin, hearse, 78-seater bus and meals.
Cde Muduvuri said the free funeral policy was inspired by President Mnangagwa’s benevolence and kind heartedness.
Meanwhile, a similar policy has also been rolled out for bishops under the banner of the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches (ZACC), an affiliate of the ruling party.
