What exactly does the RBZ saga “exposed” by Mthuli’s hatchetman Lumumba reveal about the apparent Mangudya – Mnangagwa alliance.
By Ndaba Nhuku| Acie Lumumba’s utterances highlighting that the head of the RBZ fish, Mangudya cannot be clean of corruption of those below him.
The RBZ boss suspended his directors because they were publicly named as the kingpins of the money exchange blackmarket. If Mangudya did not believe a word of what was said, why did he suspend them? Is it because he was ordered by someone superior to him to suspend them?
What Lumumba said has been said before but Mangudya never bothered to listen or suspend anyone. That he acted this time means it was in someone or a group of people’s personal interests to suspend the Directors.
If there has been evidence of corruption by the RBZ (4) four all along, who is the power behind them who has allowed them to remain untouchable. Who has benefitted or is affected by their presence at the RBZ?
It appears stringly that the RBZ has been captured by competing peronal or cartel interests and is clearly not operating in the service of the nation.
Mthuli Ncube and the Mnangagwas, Chiwengas, Tagwireis, Mugabes, are interested parties, it is emerging. Is Mangudya a pawn who just happens to be benefitting from the rot and is non- aligned?
After suspending his juniors why is Mangudya out defending them publicly?
If the gang of 4 indeed fueled blackmarket as is alleged, it means Mangudya as a manager of the RBZ cannot be exonerated. Acie Lumumba has named him indirectly.
The RBZ has brought the nation down by allowing the raiding of the nation’s coffers.
How can the inconsistent behaviour of suspending and then defending the 4 directors as innocent be explained? By so doing, he is in effect forestalling the findings of any investigation before it even begins. He has already started a whitewash job. The question is on whose instigation? Whose powerful feet have been trampled on?
Why is the RBZ boss, Mangudya not being suspended?
Obviously Acie Lumumba did not directly implicate him because his handlers are playing a game of chess.
They could not name him directly because for now Mangudya serves a purpose in the struggle for the financial soul of Zimbabwe. As a key inheritance from the Mugabe era, how come Mnangagwa’s new dispensation never retired him as he did most of Mugabe’s appointees in several agencies or Government departments? The question is, why was he then kept in his position? His remaining put is linked to why Acie Lumumba got the booting soon after his name and shame stunt.
Mangudya is not only protecting his subordinates, he is not only protecting his position, he is also protecting the interests of a powerful cartel, a Mafia gang and therefore he is protecting corruption.
Who recommended Mangudya to Mugabe for appointment? Who advised Mnangagwa to keep Mangudya in his position? That is the person who controls RBZ corruption alongside Mangudya and his directors! Thus Mangudya is also protecting some top people in Zanu who asked that Acie Lumumba be fired. Who are they?
We all know that Black market runners were being given brand new notes straight from RBZ. Obviously not middle management could corruptly release the money into the streets. It was people at senior management. They could not do this so massively without the RBZ security knowing. They could not do it without the CID, CIO even ZRP knowing. If you and l knew it, then who didn’t know?
If Mangudya was not aware this was happening why then is he defending his subordinates instead of simply saying let the investigation reveal the truth?
Mangudya must be suspended and investigated alongside his directors. Those directors were reporting to him.
The RBZ is rotten at the core and to the core. Zimbabwe is indeed captured. The cartels in the private sector are strongly networked with people in government. All instutions of governance that ensure accountability have collapsed. Zimbabwe is worse than a banana republic, its just a shell. Let the World Bank and IMF be warned. They should only help in the interests of the long suffering ordinary people of Zimbabwe and not organised cartels owned by competing mafia gangs.