President Mugabe pays condolences to Musariri family

mourners at the family’s home in Marimba Park, Harare yesterday, President Mugabe said he had lost a friend while Zimbabwe had lost a fighter and hard worker.
“Tarasikirwa nenzombe yemurume. Takazivana kwenguva ndefu navaMusariri. Kana paine munhu pashwamwari dzose dzandaiva nadzo wandinoti aive akatasamuka, ari pachokwadi, aine chido newe, chido nenyika yake vashoma vanopfuura baba varere apa.
“Mazuva ataida kuronga zvakanaka zvekutorwa kwenyika tichitsvaga munhu waitati taivimba nawo, haadedere hapana chaanotya nokuti akatwasanuka ari pachido ava ndivo varume vaidikanwa.
“Zvisinei tarasikirwa asi ndihwo hupenyu ndiko kuuya kwaho ndiko kupera kwaho,” he said.
The President described Cde Musariri as a hard worker.
“VanaVaMusariri ndivo vatinoti vaidya zveziya kwete zvekuba kana kukwasha asi zvekubata nemaoko ake. Aiti zvandinodya zvandinonowana nekundisimbaradza pahupfumi hwangu ngazvibve mumaoko angu,” he said.
He described Cde Musariri as one of the best black farmers Zimbabwe has produced. “Taiti taenda kuna Mupfure uko aitiratidza mabasa ake uye taisanyara kuenda nevaenzi kumunda kwake tichidada nemabasa emumwe wedu. Aitiudza kurwisana kwaaiita nemabhunu pamusoro pemvura yekwaMupfure achiramba akashinga kuti abudirire zvinova zvaakaita nekuti aisatya mabhunu.
“Ikozvino anga ava kupa vanhu vatema mabasa kwete kuraramiswa nevarungu,” he said.
President Mugabe said Cde Musariri made a lot of investments towards the country’s educations.
“Mumwe wevamwe vakatanga kuenda kuzvikoro zvaidzingwa vatema nevarungu naizvozvo aiva nechisungo chekuti vana vanosungirwa kudzidza,” he said.
He also paid tribute to Cde Musariri for supporting the liberation struggle materially and financially.
“Vakabata basa guru. Vachiita zvemaoko avo anoyemura uku vachitsigira musangano vakati tonho.”
He urged the Musariri family to remain united. “Baba vaenda asi hazvititadzisi kubatana. Hapashaikwe kutukana mumhuri asi kwete kuzoita zvebararawamhanya,” he said.
Announcing Cde Musariri’s hero status, Zanu PF national chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo described Cde Musariri as an exceptional leader.
He will be buried at Warren Hills Cemetery today.