A Deputy Minister investigated under shocking allegations of plotting to remove President Robert Mugabe who the CIO claimed they have a secret recording naming him being part of a plan to oust Mugabe, Simon Musanhu has died.
Engineer Musanhu was by the State Media suggested to have collapsed and died yesterday at his private offices at DHL in Belgravia, Harare, but investigations have disproved the report. Forensic experts have declared that he could only have been assassinated while speculation was rife that it was an attack in retaliation following the so called secret tapes.
Musanhu was the MP for Hwedza North, and was appointed deputy minister in September 2013 in a Cabinet announced by President Mugabe. He was an inlaw of the prolific former Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, also accused of driving the so called anti- Robert Mugabe plot.
The Central Intelligence Organisation accused Musanhu of campaigning for Joice Mujuru and he was barely three weeks ago named together with Mutare South legislator Nyasha Chikwinya as having “actively supported the treacherous campaign for ex-Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru to topple President Mugabe.”
He was implicated via a so called “leaked tape” in which the state claimed his campaign manager made disclosures on how they would prop up Dr Mujuru, while also denigrating Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantine Chiwenga.
Furthermore the State Media claimed it was in possession of calendars of Eng Musanhu and Dr Mujuru, which display the two prominently but do not feature the President and First Secretary of Zanu-PF.
“The calendars were distributed in Hwedza district and appear designed to project Dr Mujuru as the ruling party leader,” an earlier report claimed.
The report published in December continued stating, “on the other hand, Chikwinya sponsored and distributed bottled mineral water emblazoned with slogans and pictures promoting Dr Mujuru.
Contacted for comment Eng Musanhu said the materials were generated by Hwedza South MP Eng Michael Madanha as part of a smear campaign.
“Madanha thinks that if I am removed from Government he will get the position (of deputy minister). I serve my constituency; I work for the people and I don’t play dirty politics. We printed many calendars some of which had President Mugabe’s poster,” he said.
“Over the past two weeks, Eng Musanhu failed to give a single sample of the calendars with the President, only providing pictures of himself with the Head of State and Government at State House last year. Eng Madanha refused to comment.”
 
 
SECRET TAPE

The report narrated on the secret tape stating, Eng Musanhu’s campaign manager, Mr Fungai Mahumadi, is recorded implying Gen Chiwenga was a liability and a non-factor. Gen Chiwenga hails from Hwedza.
“In the recording, Mr Mahumadi said he was working closely with Dr Mujuru, Eng Musanhu, Agriculture Deputy Minister Paddy Zhanda and Goromonzi South MP Petronella Kagonye to unseat President Mugabe. Mr Mahumadi made the remarks while working as emissary to a Mr Jeche, who the faction earmarked to replace Eng Madanha in the 2018
elections because he did not support the plot to unseat President Mugabe.
“We want to replace Madanha in Hwedza South. Honourable Musanhu wants to talk to you (Jeche) but he searched for your information on the Internet and failed to get any. And because Madanha supports Mai Chadhi in Hwedza North, Musanhu also wants to plant his man in Hwedza South; that’s the deal.
“So we were looking for a candidate to plant in Hwedza South and you are the right person. Honourable Musanhu is the one who introduced Madanha in Dendenyore and Chigondo … although he later opted to stand in Hwedza North.
“Madanha is related to Chiwenga but he is also closer to (sacked Zanu- PF Mashonaland East chair Ray) Kaukonde. But you will see that Chiwenga is not the panacea of politics in Zimbabwe, iye atori nema struggles ake because ane ma weaknesses ake…
“Musanhu has gone to Tokwe Mukosi with Mai Mujuru but we will talk when he is back on Saturday.
“Manje if you are seen in our alliance in Hwedza South you are automatically an MP because you will know that ana Musanhu vakuku supportai, ana Paddy Zhanda, ana Kagonye, ana Mai Mujuru will support you; tiri kwaa Mai.
“Mai vakasimba muma structures eku ground but vamwe vakasimba ku top chete nema DCCs ndivo anga ari avo,” he said.