Terrence Mawawa|Ambitious Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi has said Apostle Talent Chiwenga’ s conduct constitutes high levels of disrespect.

In an interview with The Daily News, Mutodi responded to cleric Talent Chiwenga’s remarks.

In a video footage Apostle Chiwenga responded to a warning from his
cousin Vice President Constantino Chiwenga saying he had  the right to freedom of expression.

However, Mutodi has said while government respects the right to freedom of expression in line with Section 61 of the Constitution, one needs not to infringe on other people’s rights and liberties when
exercising his or her own right.

“So when you call out the name of a
whole Vice President and purport to disclose his health condition, you really act outside the law. Such
behaviour constitutes high levels of
disrespect and may arouse public
anger and disorder, considering that
politicians have supporters who follow them. So our position as government is that the pastor needs to be called to order and desist from infringing upon other people’s rights.

He is free to form a political party or (to) join already existing ones and he must not hide under the church to further his own political ambitions or beliefs.”