Senior cop Moyo laid to rest

Crime Reporter
POLICE Assistant Commissioner Emilia Moyo who died on New Year’s Day, aged 54,  was yesterday buried at Glen Forest Memorial Park. Asst Comm Moyo, who was the senior staff officer human resources at Police General Headquarters, died at South Medical Centre in Chitungwiza after a short illness.

A church service for the late senior officer was conducted yesterday at Morris Depot Chapel before the body was taken to the cemetery.
Acting Police Commissioner-General Deputy Comm-Gen Levie Sibanda said the entire ZRP family was in collective sorrow as the cruel hand of death had dealt a devastating blow to them.

“Words fail us to explain our pain and shock at her sudden departure from us. It was completely unexpected. Our bleeding hearts go to her husband Nyasha and children who were with the dear beloved mother at the time of the traumatic occasion of her passing away,” he said.

Deputy Comm-Gen Sibanda said they were informed that Asst Comm Moyo was with her family at their Chitungwiza home celebrating the dawn of the New Year.

He said the date had a double personal significance since she was also born on January 1. During midnight she was asked by her children who had bought a cake for her, to cut it but she said she was feeling tired.

A few minutes later after retiring to bed she informed her husband that she was feeling weak, tired and cold and was taken to South Medical Clinic.

She died while being attended to by a doctor.
“As you can see, it is difficult if not impossible to come to terms with her sudden death. Our late senior officer’s life was one of focused determination, fearless courage and total commitment to her work with loyalty, patriotism and integrity,” Deputy Comm-Gen Sibanda said.

He said her life was a testimony of exemplary personal conduct and absolute devotion to work through a caring and compassionate leadership style.

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for Harare Miriam Chikukwa urged those in leadership positions to emulate the work that was done by Asst Comm Moyo.

She urged them not to abuse their positions against the weak and poor in the communities. A family spokesperson, Mr Nhamo Moyo, said they had lost a strong, humble and dedicated mother.

“This is great lost to us because we have lost a pillar in the family,” he said.
Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Mr Kufa Chinonzva, described how she first met the late senior officer during her duties.
He said Asst Comm Moyo was a dedicated senior officer who continued to lift the country’s flag high through her work.

Asst Comm Moyo was born on January 1, 1960 in Mutoko and attended Madimutsa Primary School from 1968 to 1975 and Loreto Secondary School in Kwekwe from 1976 to 1978. In 1979 she went to Monte Cassino Secondary School where she completed her Ordinary Level.

She joined the force in 1981 as a patrol officer and was posted to various stations countrywide while she rose through the ranks to become assistant commissioner.

She was also awarded with various medals and was a holder of a higher National Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in Business Management, Certificate in Leadership Management and Executive Course in Defence and Security Management.

Asst Comm Moyo was on United Nations Mission appointment in South Sudan as strategic advisor to the South Sudanese National Police Service Directorate of Criminal Investigations since May 11, 2012.

She had taken a break from the international duty. She is survived by her husband, Nyasha, and four children – Germina (29), Shingirai Armstrong (27), Leo Tonderai (20) and Lynette (15).