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𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡


Wiknell Chivayo is a man envied by many Zimbabweans and since allegations of corruption were levied against him, people want me: Rutendo Matinyarare to comment.
Wiknell Chivayo standing by his Rolls Royce

Many people keep writing me asking me why I am silent about Wiknell and the fiasco around him, and my response is as follows:


I am not a fool who comments on things I can’t prove, like you guys. The only time you will hear me speak about allegations against anyone, is when I have evidence and I believe I can save the nation by raising the issue publicly, as with the #Innscor’s illegal GMOs.


People like you and Hopewell spent the last five years writing about how Mupfumira, Obediah Moyo and Wadyajena were corrupt. Only for all of them to be acquitted by the courts because the prosecution did not have enough evidence to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt in court.


Now you are talking about Wiknell, without any facts or power to prosecute, repeating the same mistake you made over the past corruption claims you made, hoping for a different outcome. By definition this is insanity. Why not wait for the courts to reach a verdict or give ZACC irrefutable evidence that will help to ensure a successful prosecution, before talking?


And while you were doing that, during the same period, I wrote a strategy on how to fight sanctions which was adopted by government. I successfully proposed a law against people who call for sanctions on the country. I went on international TV and social media, and turned the false and negative propaganda against Zimbabwe and its sanctions. I took the issue of sanctions to court and this won the buy-in of the South Africa government, international media outlets and humanitarian lawyers, for them to lead the fight against those sanctions.


This pressure, led by #ZASM, eventually got the UN and U.S. Congress to come and do two human rights impact assessments of these illegal US sanctions on Zimbabwe, and this led to reports (especially the one from Congress), which condemned the sanctions and pressured the U.S. government to remove them in April.


The result was 16 million people were set free from the crime against humanity of persecution by unilateral coercive economic measures (sanctions). It saved millions of lives and is going to allow the country to save money and make billions. Today you have Starlink, the country is repairing and acquiring medical equipment, getting new investment, corresponding banking relations are returning to the country, international loans are being given to the country for infrastructure, jobs being created, all because I focused my skills on building my country and not gossiping about allegations of corruption and rich people.


Now I am fighting for reparations and against GMOs and food insecurity on the continent, and the issues are becoming a continental agenda, which we raised at the AU when I was there early this year. My focus is building Africa and I have already created billions in value for our nation and for you and your family in the process.


What have people like you and Hopewell achieved from talking about rich people and claiming corruption you can’t prove? Nothing! So what was the point of talking about corruption and people when you are not a detective or prosecutor to convict them?


Your parents spent years talking about allegations of corruption as well, while other clever black people were getting black empowerment, land, mines, building businesses and when the economy crashed, those people prospered while your parents had nothing and today you are their pension. Now you are repeating the same mistakes your parents made, talking corruption without getting land, mining rights or Presidential inputs to farm and change your life?


I am not stupid to talk about what I can’t prove and what doesn’t advance me or my country.

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