Zimbabwe: Independent Zengeza West MP brings relief to disabled people
By Own Correspondent – Zengeza West MP Simon Chidakwa who will be vying for the same constituency on an independent ticket has bailed out disabled people in the constituency with an assortment of groceries. Speaking at the hand-over of the donation, Chidakwa said the sponsorship is out of good will and should not be misconstrued as a vote-buying gimmick.
A pastor officiating at the hand over and the donated stuff in the background
“The donation is out of sympathy after realising what these families were going through to fend for the disabled and whoever thinks it’s a ploy to find votes is lost, ”said Chidakwa. A local organisation Princess Tilli Foundation(PTF) approached the incumbent MP seeking assistance to help out the disabled.
“After realising that most families with people living with disabilities are failing to cater for their (PLWDs) we decided to form the organisation in 2016 and today we are witnessing a donation that we sourced from the sitting Mp of this area,”briefed Nyasha Nhau who is the organisation’s co-founder.
It is a brainchild of Tilda Chibanda, a former beauty pageant also graced the occasion. One of the beneficiaries of the philanthropic gesture, the Mambingadya family said it was a huge relief for them as they are struggling to cater for their 18-year-old disabled son who got disabled after an operation at one of the biggest government hospitals went horribly wrong.
“Courage was born able-bodied till the age of four when he went for a routine operation for a vocal ailment that is when he got this condition and we tried to seek a legal recourse from this hospital but in vain,”narrated a teary Chipo Samoyo , the mother of the disabled Courage.
Jeremiah Mambingadya,the father, who is unemployed after developing Epilepsy when his child became disabled applauded the efforts being done by well-wishers but is more willing to get sustainable empowerment so that the family cannot continue to be beggars.
Chidakwa who decided to stand solo after the chaos-infested MDC-led Chamisa party’s primary elections which put Job Sikhala as the ultimate winner ,pledged to assist the family with a special wheelchair .
Over 5 families got an assortment of groceries that included packets of rice, cooking oil, sugar, salt and many other basic necessities.
