Letter to Ministers Obadiah Moyo and Fortune Chasi

My friend Live Chimuka collapsed dead on Fri in Mazowe mining area in the morning during work (may his lovely soul rest in peace) but I’m bitter over the way his remains were treated till he left for Gokwe, for burial yesterday (Tue).

That Friday, because doctors are incapacitated to report for work, they could not conduct a post-mortem. It was only done on Monday.

So he was taken to Concession mortuary, about 15km from Mazowe, and the morgue had no electricity or back-up for the whole weekend!

When the post mortem was done on Monday, his remains were really in a bad state and family members were asked to purchase plastics to use in putting him into the coffin.

They, unfortunately could not travel that Monday and could only do so yesterday, (Tue) morning. Imagine the state he was in at this time!

When they came to Harare, we could not even do a body viewing because his body was seriously bad, the coffin wouldn’t fit because he was ever bloating and had to be strapped by wire.

My appeal: Minister Moyo do something about our public hospitals. The doctors grievances are real. Press statements are not in sync with what is happening on the ground! Then, how can a mortuary not have a back-up source of power, seriously

Minister Fortune Chasi the electricity issue sir, please do something. Ngaivhiyiwe nyoka iyi please, not the other way round!

My friend Live Chimuka R.I.P brother! Your loss is too much to bear!

Tafadzwa Tobias Mudzingwa