Zanu PF Youth Dies After Being Run Over By A Tractor

Manicaland Bureau

A Zanu PF Youth League member from Manicaland allegedly died on Tuesday night after being run over by a tractor while working at a plantation.

Musekiwa Dziwire famously known as ‘Pastor Marvelous’ lost his life while working for a timber company allegedly linked to the Youth League.

He was reportedly the operations manager for Manicaland Youth Development Company (MYDC)—a company being reportedly run by Stanley Sakupwanya—the Zanu PF provincial youth chair.

According to sources, the company was formed to assist party youths with resources and won a contract to harvest timber on behalf of Allied Timbers within the eight districts in the province.

However, Sakupwanya allegedly privatised the entity and to date, directors representing the company remain a secret to the Youth League.

“Dziwire was working as operations manager at MYDC which was supposed to be a Zanu PF youth company but Sakupwanya privatized it and turned it into his entity. He has not been buying safety equipment for those working at the company and in the end workers’ lives are put at risk,” said a source.

Another source alleged that Sakupwanya prefers squandering profits from the entity on personal possessions shuning to purchase protective equipment for the workers.

“From the proceeds of the contracts, Sakupwanya has invested the money in purchasing a house for himself and a top of the range vehicle. Instead of acquiring machinery for use at the company like trucks, he invested all the proceeds into his lavish lifestyle”.

Sakupwanya is currently campaigning for MP on the Zanu PF youth quota ticket for Manicaland.

Some youths who preferred anonymity alleged that he is using some of the funds meant for them to oil his campaign.

The Manicaland Youth League formed MYDC in 2022 to spearhead youth empowerment in eight districts namely, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera, Mutasa, Mutare, Zimunya and Marange but Sakupwanya handpicked his cronies who include the now late Dziwire to share the proceeds from the company and failed to invest in safety equipment.

“He bought a house recently in Rusape using the money from the company yet the youths are suffering. The company was supposed to work for the youths but it was working for him (Sakupwanya and his cronies). The operations at the company are not safety complaint,” said a disgruntled Zanu PF member.

Reached for comment, Sakupwanya confirmed the death of Dziwire but denied that it was due to safety issues. “Please don’t bring in politics over the death of a comrade,” said Sakupwanya.

The deceased will be buried at his rural home in Manicaland.

Relatives of the deceased were contacted for a coment but had not responded at the time of publication. Nhau/Indaba