By Own Correspondent| Zanu PF youth Secretary Lewis Matutu has come under fire for allegedly extorting bigwigs threatening to expose them on alleged corruption dealings.

Matutu who named and shamed the bigwigs yesterday at a press conference is said to be asking for favours from some of the people who were named on the list.

The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) executive, Ms Henerieta Rushwaya said it was just unfortunate that she was asked farm equipment by Matutu recently and she refused.

“It is just unfortunate that Matutu called me asking for farm equipment and I told him that I did not have what he was asking about and I was shocked that he named me among corrupt people in the country. That is ridiculous and I have recordings of his calls when push comes to the shove I am going to release the charts and recorded calls,” she fumed.

Sources said Matutu also savaged Wedza South constituency MP Tinoda “Tinmac” Machakaire for buying Warriors jersey for USD 10 000 saying the youthful businessman was supposed to give the money to the Youth League so that they can fund their programs.

“Tinmac was under fire last week for purchasing a warriors jursey and
these guys wanted the money to come to the Youth League so that they
use it.

Matutu was given money by Machakaire to use it at the Youth League but he is yet to declare the money so he must shut up,” he
said.

Contacted for comment, Machakaire said he could not comment on the matter.

Another Zanu PF youthful MP for Gokwe Nembudziya constituency Justice Mayor Wadyajena took his twitter account to slam Matutu, labeling him
an extortionist.

“We have backslid to the Grace era where G40 youths used extortion against citisens to avoid public lynching. A country can’t be dictated to by a bunch of youth at a presser. Do they even understand the consequences of alleging corruption by head of Reserve Bank Zimbabwe for Corruption,” he said.

UNIFREIT Zimbabwe marketing executive Lisbon Monda said maybe he was
mistakenly named because of false story published in a local weekly
newspaper.

Matutu was adamant saying those were just fabrications of people who were named.

“I am not blackmailing anyone and we are going head on,” he said.