Liberation war hero Kodzwa laid to rest

Vice President Joice Mujuru.
Eng Kodzwa was declared a liberation war hero for his contribution to national development.
In an interview, Cde Kangai said Zim­babwe had lost a hardworking and patriotic cadre.
“It is unfortunate that we have lost a party cadre and a leader. He worked very hard towards national development and that is why he was accorded liberation war hero status.
“Personally I have lost a long time friend who gave me advice on many occasions,” he said.
Cde Kangai said Eng Kodzwa left a legacy that would be cherished by the nation.
In his condolence message to Eng Kodzwa’s widow Gloria and father, Zanu-PF national chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo described the hero as a principled and focused visionary.
“The passing on of your beloved hus­band, the late Engineer Paul Mavunga Kodzwa, has left our hearts bleeding with anger and pain.
“You have lost a dependable pillar. Zim­babwe is without its shining armour and mankind is poorer by his absence,” he         said.
Cde Khaya Moyo said he worked with Eng Kodzwa in the then Ministry of Trans­port and Energy where they excelled in many areas.
Eng Kodzwa died on September 27 at the Baptist Medical Centre in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
He was born on June 10, 1942 in Kodzwa Village in Nzvimbo, Chiweshe.
After completing his secondary educa­tion at Nyanga Secondary School, Eng Kodzwa worked as a clerk at the Standard Bank in Mutare.
He later enrolled at the California State University Sacramento where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
In 1974, he enrolled at the Golden Gate University in San Francisco where he attained an MBA in Management and Finance.
While pursuing his studies in the US, Eng Kodzwa became an active Zanu-PF cadre serving as vice chairman of the US West Coast Zanu-PF branch.
He deputised Cde (Kumbirai) Kangai and his late brother John Kangai.
Eng Kodzwa was active in mobilising financial and material resources for the  liberation struggle in the US and             Panama.
He served in different Government port­folios after independence and in 1991 he was appointed permanent secretary of the Public Construction and National Housing Ministry.
During that time, Eng Kodzwa drafted Zimbabwe’s first national housing policy.
He is survived by his widow Gloria and three children.