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Freedom Mupanedemo
Midlands Bureau
Over two months after he vanished from public life, murmurs have continued to linger on, and ring louder as all and sundry try to unravel the mystery behind the death of Kwekwe-based prominent businessman and founder of Christ Apostolic Church World Wide Revelation (CACWR), Reverend Isaac Tititi Moyo.
To many, Rev Tititi, a well-known man of the cloth famously remembered for invading and attempting to take over President Mnangagwa’s farm after he was unconstitutionally fired from ZANU PF when he was still the Vice President of Zimbabwe, the man usually led a mystic life.
Yet, he commanded a huge following, with over 20 000 church members across the country and abroad.
He was a known figure in political circles too, with his farm sharing borders with that of President Mnangagwa as the two are reported to be childhood friends
Rev Tititi’s first daughter, Letina is married to former Minister of Energy and Power Development Samuel Udenge.
While Rev Tititi led a secret life, and is said to have never owned a cellphone as he tried to largely avoid public life, he surely could not have died secretly too, as his family and religious followers are determined to portray.
Investigations by this publication revealed that Rev Tititi died barely three months ago, and was buried in Masvingo with only a handful of close relatives in attendance.
The family, close relatives, and members of his church have seemingly colluded, or rather conspired to keep his death a mystery and secret.
Although the late Rev Tititi, like most public figures with a huge following, had church branches abroad, and would have attracted large crowds of mourners and a befitting send-off, his death has been wrapped under his close circle’s noses.
Some of the distant members of the family and the faithful are in the dark as to what befell Rev Tititi.
“The way the death of Rev Tititi has been handled is shocking”, said Mr Norman Murenga, the late Rev Tititi’s cousin.
“I am a member of the extended family, but I don’t even know what happened to him.
“When we got to his house in Kwekwe, we were told that he was on a trip. On further inquiry, no one is interested in the story. It’s rather a mystery.”
The Herald visited Rev Tititi’s church last Sunday expecting to see huge crowds attending service, but the expansive place seemed deserted.
Heavily-built security personnel manned the gates tightly screening whoever entered.
Only a few church members in the senior hierarchy were allowed entrance, while other congregates, and strangers were denied entry.
“Who are you?” asked one security detail in a no-nonsense mood, adding, “We have no church service today, so we are not allowing new members in today. Please try next time.”
Inside the church building, a rendition of a mournful and famous hymn, “Hatina Musha Panyika” (This world is not our home), could be heard from a handful of congregants, who passed the tight screening test
Whether the song was in confirmation by the church members that their founder and father was no more, or just one of the songs which comprised part of the day’s praise and worship programme, no one was in the know!
Rev Tititi’s whereabouts or death remains a mystery.
His eldest child, Mrs Udenge, who is said to have witnessed his father’s death, has also remained tight-lipped.
In fact, she has delegated a second party to answer her mobile phone.
“Who are you? We told you Letina (Mrs Udenge) has changed her mobile number,” said a female voice. “We don’t have her new number.”
The woman has been receiving calls on Mrs Udenge’s mobile phone since the death of Rev Tititi came into the public domain.
The man of the cloth’s leafy family house at number 10 Cardinal Close in Beverly Hills, Kwekwe, has also been sealed off by security details.
Some members who spoke to this publication said they were not happy about the way the church and the family handled Rev Tititi’s death.
“This man was a well-known figure, and he deserves better. I don’t care, and I can join another church, but at least he deserved a better send-off than this Hori bliss from the family,” said Mrs Memory Chinengo.
“We need to properly mourn our father, and not this nonsense.”
Another member, Mr Rangarirai Chiavendera, said the church should publicly announce the founder’s death.
“Our father deserves more. He was a public figure, and his death cannot continue to be shrouded in secrecy,” he said.
Documents at hand show that Rev Tititi was pronounced dead by Dr Jona upon arrival at Masvingo Provincial Hospital on July 3, 2022.
The burial order obtained also confirmed his date of death as July 3, and the cause of death being cervical myelopathy.
He was buried at Lawn Cemetery in Masvingo, allegedly by only seven members of the family.
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