Exiled former Cabinet Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has likened himself to the Biblical Saul who would later become Paul after he was accused of killing scores of people during his time in government.
One Twitter user, @denvern3 had posted suggesting that Kasukuwere was personally involved in a number of murder cases in the country. @denvern3 had said:
In one example, Kasukuwere, on the 5th May 2008, “organized and ferried a group of over 300 youths to Chaona, Mazowe where a lot of people were seriously injured and six people were killed. The youths were wearing Kasukuwere’s campaign T-shirt.
To this, the former Youths Minister responded saying:
Damascene moments are rare and true. Leadership is acknowledging mistakes of the past and perfecting our way going forward. In the Bible, Saul became Paul and changed the face of the New Testament. As we press forward we remember yesterday’s missteps. Gd morning.
@denvern3 responded:
Let’s talk about why they called you Paraquat. You don’t get to wield Bible narratives when you haven’t atoned for the lives that were taken at your hand. Genuine repentance requires visible reform!
Another Twitter user, @KnolMoyo responded to Kasukuwere saying:
Good morning Tyson,, it’s good you said past mistakes must be corrected! Allow me to ask you, what happened to those Share Ownership Schemes checks you and mdara Bob presented?
Kasukuwere responded to @KnolMoyo saying:
The companies reneged on their obligations and only paid $5m after the coup. Those who controlled the companies then released the payments after taking overpower. I guess it was politics.
@denvern3 added saying that the general public must know that Kasukuwere is one of the people who have robbed many families of loved ones and fundamentally changed people’s lives for the worst. The used added that Kasukuwere and colleagues should atone for their deeds.
One @TichRay contributed to the conversation saying:
In 2000 takamanya zvisingaiti from the MDC Hre offices where I had gone to collect t-shirts for distribution after getting intel Kasukuwere & his hoodlums were coming.And they were said to be coming from Mt Darwin where they were said to have brutalized people on behalf of Joice
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