Unite people, chiefs urged

Victor Maphosa Mash East Correspondent
Mashonaland East Provincial Chiefs Council chair Senator Enos Masakwa-Musarurwa has called on Zimbabweans to be peaceful and united ahead of harmonised elections slated for July 30.

In his speech during the memorial service for Cephas Zingayi Chagaresango (Chief Nenguwo) on Friday, last week, Senator Musarurwa said Chief Nenguwo loved everyone regardless of political affiliation.

“The late Chief Nenguwo was a man of peace who loved everyone regardless of political, social or economic background, all his subjects were treated equally,” he said. “He was everyone’s chief.

“Everyone must emulate him and preach peace and love for one another regardless of political status, especially now as we head for the harmonised elections.”

Sen Musarurwa urged other chiefs to play a pivotal role in uniting people under them by solving disputes fairly.

“To other chiefs, we have a mandate of solving disputes fairly, this promotes unity and tolerance among our people, we cannot be peace loving chiefs if we are corrupt and take sides in solving matters, peace must start also with us chiefs as the late Chief Nenguwo was known for,” he said.

Sen Musarurwa said every Zimbabwean should contribute in guarding and preserving national legacy.

“We have a duty to develop this country and if we are united, we will achieve more,” he said. “As chiefs, we must protect our land for the benefit of our people, for everyone.”

Sen Musarurwa urged Government to continue to look after families of chiefs who had passed on.

“Let me call out to the Government to take care of the families who are left behind when chiefs pass on,” he said. “The Government must make regular visits to those families and listen to their needs and take care of them.

“We do not want families to suffer because the head of the house has died.”

Mashonaland East Minister of State for Provincial Affairs David Musabayana, who also attended the memorial service, urged the community to take a leaf from Chief Nenguwo and remain peaceful.

“He was a man of peace and a man of few words, but hard working,” he said. “He loved everyone and we should learn from him and remain peaceful.”

Chief Nenguwo succumbed to prostate cancer early this month and was buried at his homestead at Chawapiwa Village, Nenguwo in Marondera.

He was 74.