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Conrad Mupesa–Mashonaland West Bureau
Provincial hero Cde Shepherd Tsomondo has been laid to rest, with speakers describing him as a disciplined cadre who should be emulated by others.
Cde Tsomondo succumbed to renal failure on Monday last week at the age of 64 and was buried in Norton last Friday with full military honours.
Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial War Veterans League chairman Cde Happison Muchechetere implored party members and supporters to emulate Cde Tsomondo’s life, and promote political tolerance ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.
Cde Muchechetere encouraged Zimbabweans to desist from violence, but focus on rebuilding the nation towards attaining Vision 2030 of an empowered upper middle income society.
Cde Tsomondo’s wife, Cde Bybit Tsomondo, said: “We met in 1978 when I was only 16 and up to the time of his death we had a good understanding of each other (even as) people always wonder whether or not war veterans can marry each other and live in harmony.
“When we came from the war, we did not beat any one; as war veterans, we were taught discipline and if you want to win the people, you should shun violence.”
Cde Tsomondo is survived by wife, Cde Bybit Tsomondo, five children and eight grandchildren.
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