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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manicaland Provincial Governor and Deputy Minister of Industry and International Trade, Kenneth Vhundukai Manyonda<\/b>, has been declared a national hero.<\/p>\n

The development was confirmed by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda<\/b>, in a statement released Friday.<\/p>\n

He said details of the funeral will be announced later once consultations between the Government and his family are concluded. Read the statement:<\/p>\n

His Excellency the President Dr E.D. Mnangagwa has declared the late one-time Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce and Governor of Manicaland Province under the First Republic, Cde Kenneth Manyonda, a National Hero.<\/p>\n

The conferment of National Hero status on the late departed followed consultations of, and consensus by the (Zanu PF) Politburo.<\/p>\n

Manyonda, who was aged 88, died in Harare on Wednesday after a long illness.<\/p>\n

The ZANU PF leadership in Manicaland Province had earlier applied to the national leadership to confer national hero status on the former provincial governor.<\/p>\n

ZANU PF Acting Secretary for Administration, who is also Secretary for Finance and Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa confirmed that the party leadership received a request from Manicaland Province to accord Manyonda National Hero status.<\/p>\n

In his condolence message on Thursday, President Mnangagwa described Manyonda as a veteran nationalist who cut his teeth in trade unionism during the colonial era.<\/p>\n

The President said Manyonda was committed to supporting the liberation struggle until independence.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Former Manicaland Provincial Governor and Deputy Minister of Industry and International Trade, Kenneth Vhundukai Manyonda, has been declared a national hero. The development was confirmed by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda, in a statement released Friday. 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