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Imprisonment Won’t Silence Me - Ngarivhume

1 year agoWed, 20 Dec 2023 12:50:52 GMT
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Imprisonment Won’t Silence Me - Ngarivhume

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume, who was recently released from prison after being acquitted of incitement to commit violence, has vowed to continue speaking against corruption.

Ngarivhume was arrested ahead of the planned 31 July 2020 protests for allegedly calling on people to protest the alleged corruption around the procurement of COVID-19 protective clothing.

Speaking in an interview with The NewsHawks, Ngarivhume said that there is no reason for Zimbabweans to experience economic hardships given that the country is endowed with abundant mineral resources. He said:

You will see even more of that, I do it because I believe this is the right thing. We fight for our country because that is our heritage.

Zimbabwe is our heritage and we have no other heritage except Zimbabwe. If we do not speak out, it will be wrong.

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Look at Zimbabwe, such an endowed country with mineral resources. We have all the minerals that you can think of.

One of the books that I read when I was in prison details the mineral resources found in this country, they run into hundreds.

There is no reason absolutely why Zimbabwe would be this poor. What has happened to all these mineral resources?

Ngarivhume said that during his time in prison, he met the president of the Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation, Henrietta Rushwaya, who is reportedly a niece of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Rushwaya had been convicted of trying to smuggle six kilogrammes of gold via the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.

Ngarivhume questioned how Rushwaya was later given a wholly suspended five-year custodial sentence and fined US$5 000 for the crime. He said:

When I was inside I had an opportunity to speak to Henrietta Rushwaya convicted of trying to smuggle 6kg of gold.

Of course, she was given a wholly suspended sentence. She came out ahead of me and Job and, amazingly, you would understand how much gold is moving and changing hands in this country.

So there is no reason why we should be in this position as a country and that we speak out against it. It’s the corruption, bad leadership, bad governance.

When people loot a country from 1980 without even feeling and deciding that you need to allow the country to grow and prosper, it is startling.

That is unacceptable and someone needs to speak out and we will do that.

This is not personal, our fight is not personal against ED (President Emmerson Mnangagwa) or against ZANU PF as an organisation.

It is based on principle, to say we have to do the right thing for our country. If we do not do the right thing, then someone needs to speak up. That is what we are doing.

Ngarivhume was convicted of public violence incitement charges by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka on 27 April 2023, after a full trial that lasted almost three years.

The following day, Chakanyuka sentenced Ngarivhume to 48 months imprisonment, with 12 months conditionally set aside. 

On 11 December 2023, Ngarivhume was acquitted on appeal by High Court judges Pisirayi Kwenda and Fatima Maxwell after spending eight months in prison.

The judges said no evidence was produced to prove he owned the X (Twitter) account that had allegedly incited violence resulting in his arrest and conviction by Magistrate Chakanyuka in May.

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16 Comments

shadows · 1 year ago
shame, u trying to be a veteran of the 4th chimurenga. unofira mahara.
Grenade. · 1 year ago
yoyoyo l need your contact we need to talk.
fugu pfeee · 1 year ago
uchenjere.. yoyoyo ingocha.ni. unodashurwa burkina faso
kkkkkk · 1 year ago
Burkina Faso kkkk but vapfana imimi vema comments seyi muchiita chi "mat mat" pama comments muchingoreva nonsense haaaa vapfana imimi Ka kkkkkkkkk
👁️ · 1 year ago
smart move.....
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Zanu pf is creating problem for themselves just watch the spaces
Anonymous · 1 year ago
One of the few among the Shona. The rest are born cowards/Amagwala, but brag about useless vazhinji majority tribal numbers.
Yoyoyo · 1 year ago
😁😁 Uri mwana wema ZIDHOOODHIII 💩💩💩
Bhomora Zvekuti · 1 year ago
👏👏👏 ndivo magamba chaiwo aya
TTT · 1 year ago
A Julius Ceasar in the making
nony · 1 year ago
it's amazing that there are such people in this day and age......wow
CRISIS IN COALITION · 1 year ago
*Chibaya double crosses Chamisa with Tshabangu* Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Organiser, Amos Chibaya, once considered a staunch ally of the Nelson Chamisa faction, has strategically positioned himself as the sole CCC candidate in the Mkoba North constituency through a treacherous move of cutting a deal with Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu. Chibaya’s cunning move involves double-crossing both CCC faction leaders, securing signatures from both the Chamisa and Sengezo Tshabangu-led factions to ensure he retains his seat, which was lost when Tshabangu recalled him for defecting to Chamisa’s faction. Chibaya’s political maneuvering, however, has thrust his future into uncertainty as revelations of his duplicitous actions come to light. Political commentators indicate that Tshabangu, feeling betrayed by Chibaya’s tactics, has initiated legal proceedings to have him removed from the ballot. Tshabangu contends that Chibaya cannot contest using the CCC name, the same party that recalled him for defecting to Chamisa’s faction. THINGS FALL APART FOR CHAMISA’S PARTY AT THE NOMINATION COURT YESTERDAY, as three out of its by-election candidates in Chegutu West, Seke and Zvimba West constituencies filed their nomination paper as independent candidates.
Anonymous · 1 year ago
inhema dzema tacha ezanu pf idzo
Raine_ZW · 1 year ago
Fighting for the whole nation and even those who bootlick and think he is a fool hats off to him😶
Mukadota · 1 year ago
You're better than Chamisa. He wouldn't spend a night in prison for anyone

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