Ruling party youths commanders Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu yesterday went after three business moguls, Kuda Tagwirei, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara and ethanol blender Billy Rautenbach accusing the trio of corruption.
The ZANU-PF youths, claiming to represent themselves, have been on the spree releasing a “list” of corrupt individuals within the public space.
“We have prepared ourselves for this whatever consequences, we don’t mind but the message has been sent,” Matutu said before giving out his list.
Last year former Mines Minister Obert Mpofu sued Matutu for releasing a list of people he labelled corrupt within ZANU-PF.
Matutu and Tsenengamu accused Kuda Tagwirei of supplying the cash that is being traded on Zimbabwe’s streets.
The youths went on to accuse Tagwirei grabbing gold mines and closing down business opportunities for other ventures.
“Majority of our problems are coming from this person called Kuda Tagwirei,” Matutu said.
“Looking at this person (Tagwirei), you will see a merciless man who doesn’t even have a heart.”
The ZANU-PF youths attacked Rautenbach for causing fuel to be expensive.
Matutu said Rautenberg should not enjoy the monopoly of blending petroleum in the country.
“Why is Billy enjoying that monopoly?” ranted Matutu.
The Zimbabwe government has made it a mandatory to blend petroleum under Statutory Instrument 17 of 2013
Matutu attacked the GMAZ chairman for mealie meal being sold on the black market.
The ruling party youth said there is a shortage of subsidised mealie meal on the traditional supplies.
“Mealie meal is plenty in the black market more than where it’s supposed to be,” he said.
Musarara heads the GMAZ which is responsible for supplying grain, including mealie meal to Zimbabwe.
Despite accusations on Tagwirei and Rautenbach for fuel cost in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year announced the increase of fuel in Zimbabwe.
Critics commenting on fuel increase said the government was taxing citizens in order to raise wages for struggling civil servants.