By Takawira Photoveteran Dapi
Chief Enos Musarurwa of Reitspruit Farm Chigara Eastate, Nharira Ward Chikomba District in Chivhu has recalled how some young girls who were kidnapped and forced into sex slavery in Kuwait were rescued after a generous donation of US$500K by Sir Wicknell Chivayo.
The money was used to buy their air tickets for the 200 girls who were holed up in Kuwait around 2015.
According to Chief Musarurwa the Rozvi last born of paramount Mambo Munhumutapa, they had sought assistance from several people to no avail until Sir Wicknell chipped in.
He said the girls were made to believe that they would get good jobs with lucrative salaries in the Arab state, but upon arrival and much to their bemusement they ended up being sex slaves. While this happened, Chief Musarurwa was lucky to get in touch with businessman Philip Chiyangwa who then referred him to Sir Wicknell.
“Sir Wicknell Chivhayo has always been for the people and his deeds volumes about his philanthropic work.
“I remember back in 2015/6 there about I witness his good gesture after he came through with a donation of US$500K meant to repatriate the 200 girls who were holed up in Kuwait. So when I heard that he donated US$1 million to Mutendi Church, I was not surprised knowing his previous works,” Chief Musarurwa said.
“Let me explain, Wicknell Chivayo is of Moyo totem, ‘Moyondizvo Bvumavaranda, Vanachichengata Nherera, Nedzisidzavo, Vana Chirisa Mhuru’, which means vulnerable persons from all over who used to be welcomed and cared for by the great-grandparents of Sir Wicknell.
“The traditional totem chants meant the Moyos were involved in humanitarian work and historically philanthropists. They cared for orphans, destitute and vulnerable.
“Another person who can confirm this is Hon Kindness Paradza, who was with us on that business trip in Kuwait.”
According to Chief Musarurwa, the girls’ passports were confiscated exposing them to all kinds of ill-treatment and abuse including sex work.
After a briefing from Zimbabwean Ambassador to Kuwait there was little they could do to assist the girls and it was then that he remembered Sir Wicknell.
“I thought of calling Sir Wicknell Chivayo, who I often call my child but unfortunately, I did not have his phone number. Hon Paradza then decided to make call Dr Chiyangwa.
“I then called VaChiyangwa explaining the story and that we had advised the Kuwait government to facilitate the release of the passports. I was then referred to Sir Wicknell and he released half a million dollars. So, from that you could see how generous Sir Wicknell was. He helps many people in his private life, almost daily, he is my son as I am his chief.
“I know that donating is part of his DNA and event food and drink.”
Chief Musarurwa said after constructing his orphanage he would want Sir Wicknell to assist him.
“Let’s celebrate those who help others in their lifetimes, once we blast them or give them conditions against their wishes, it will discourage the next philanthropists to follow because one cannot assist and be criticized for doing so,” he said.
Maruta Village Head, Aaron Mukanganise Maruta, who spoke through his son, Munyaradzi David Mambo Charamukwa Maruta, said traditionally they used to pray and encourage Sir Wicknel Chivayo.
“If Cecil John Rhodes who died on 26 March 1902 at Muizenburg in Cape Colony, now Cape Town, and buried at Matopos Hills, Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, can manage to resurrect today and witness how Zimbabwe is like, he will be fatally shocked instantly by how our Zimbabwe has turned its fortunes back into its traditional owners’ hands and leadership.
“Why, because his last words were, “so little done, so much to do”, had set fortune for his white minority culture, not for our African majority.
“Our youths proudly Christian themselves as ‘MBINGA’, because there are many Zimbabwean millionaires and billionaires today.
“He colonized Zimbabwe using the fortune he was looting from us through his company called De Beers Consolidated Mines after the amalgamation of a number of individual claims.
“Imagine its working capital being two hundred thousand pounds then, Rhodes being its secretary, owning largest interest in the mine then, today it worth more than US$28.5million.
“He was an imperialist by design after getting permission from the British Queen to colonize Zimbabwe and paint the whole of Africa as his own thing.
“So, I am very happy when Sir Wicknell Chivayo is to be a billionaire in Africa. Sir Wicknell is currently doing the best for all Africans, because if I have a Zimbabwean billionaire, I do not illiterately ask him silly and selfish questions about his millions’ where about whilst knowing that there are trillions from our African soil, strength, thinking, and reasoning capacities.
“Our Zimbabwean children must be the richest globally if he is able to finally aid us from poverty like how VaChivayo is traditionally doing.
“What is wrong with his prosperity? Stop colonial mentalities. Only witches ask such nonsensical questions.
“This boy called Sir Wicknell is not wealthy enough, our ancestors and God must open his doors widely to he becomes a billionaire as he wishes.
“We want him to become richest young person by 2030 because he is a blessing from God, our apostolic God. Tatopedza so tatotaura isusu masabhuku, Mwari vakati vhumbamira vakutochechenya minamato yedu izvezvi.
“Zimbabwe is now taking the then Cecil John Rhodes’ last words from his death bed, “so little done, so much to do”.
“To him personally I say, my son Chivayo, guhu ndakarinzwa, asi isu hatigone kukumbira mwana watinenge takumbirira, because traditionally, we just pray for our children’s prosperity, even here in Hwedza, we pray for our children’s prosperity only.
“I heard the wave of your generosity, you have not yet started getting rich, this is just the beginning of greater things to come your way and that is my prayer as Maruta Village Head from Hwedza District, Mashonaland East, Makwarimba ward on behalf of all Zimbabwean village heads, inini the son of Mukanganise, the lion of Hwedza from Chaminuka, Mambo Charamukwa,” said Munyaradzi David Mambo Charamukwa Maruta.
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