{"id":48180,"date":"2021-10-13T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=48180"},"modified":"2021-10-13T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:04:45","slug":"mdc-a-mp-awarded-6-cattle-after-funeral-fracas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mdc-a-mp-awarded-6-cattle-after-funeral-fracas","title":{"rendered":"MDC-A MP Awarded 6 Cattle After Funeral Fracas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Makoni Central constituency legislator, David Tekeshe (MDC Alliance), was awarded six cattle by a traditional leader as compensation after opposition political activists barred him from addressing mourners at a funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy Chipere (44) and Talent Hare (38), both of Vengere, and four other MDC-A activists were recently fined a beast and a goat each by Chief Makoni for chasing away MrTekeshe from the same funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Makoni ruled that it was taboo for strangers to chase away mourners as it was tantamount to accusing Tekeshe of causing the deceased\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Tekeshe was awarded the six beasts, while the six goats were meant for the chief\u2019s court.<\/p>\n<p>The activists have since appealed against the chief\u2019s ruling at the Rusape Civil Court, and the matter is yet to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tekeshe filed a police report against Chipere and Hare for allegedly blocking him from giving graveyard eulogies at a party member\u2019s funeral despite being accorded the opportunity to do so by the deceased\u2019s family members.<\/p>\n<p>The duo appeared before Rusape magistrate Annie Ndiraya last week on Tuesday facing allegations of promoting public violence.<\/p>\n<p>They entered a plea of not guilty and were expected back in court on 12 October for trial.<\/p>\n<p>Public prosecutor, Innocent Mwoyondizvo, told the court that Chipere and Hare denied Tekeshe a chance to address mourners, saying they did not recognise him as a Member of the National Assembly since he was not from their party. Said Mwonyondizvo:<\/p>\n<p>On January 13, 2021, at Silverbow Cemetery, Chipere and Hare were among other mourners who were burying a fellow party member.<\/p>\n<p>The Member of National Assembly for Makoni Central, Mr David Tekeshe, was given the floor to make a speech and the two accused persons barred him from proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that they did not recognise him as their representative.<\/p>\n<p>They started chanting a song: \u201cTaramba kupihwa order nemasaskum\u201d, [we won\u2019t be given orders by imbeciles] denigrating him. Other mourners joined them, thereby breaching the peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Makoni Central constituency legislator, David Tekeshe (MDC Alliance), was awarded six cattle by a traditional leader as compensation after opposition political activists barred him from addressing mourners at a funeral. 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