Prominent businessman and cleric Dr Shingi Munyeza’s has attacked former Minister of Finance Tendai Biti’s policies during his tenure in government. Munyeza who was responding to Biti’s criticism of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s cabinet went on to say that Mthuli Ncube is the best Minister of Finance since the year 2000 because Biti allowed the Treasury to be looted. According to Munyeza, Biti should apologise for the alleged missing $15 billion because he was an accomplice to the crime since he did not resign. Writing on Twitter, Munyeza said
The truth is Mthuli Ncube is a better Finance Minister by far since 2000. Save this tweet…He (Biti) allowed us to eat the seed instead of dealing with economic fundamentals. He allowed corruption to be entrenched especially in local authorities that he controlled. He was busy dining with Mugabe whilst diamond money was being looted.
The point I have been making is that he should have resigned if he felt powerless, otherwise he (be)comes an accomplice…He should have resigned in protest.
Munyeza also criticised Tendai Biti for paying civil servants in United States Dollars and for allowing people to import whatever they wanted. Said Munyeza,
He still paid them (civil servants) in USD when they were not exporting. Which Finance Minister does that?… He made people happy by importing toothpicks and water when we should have been producing them…He still paid them (civil servants) in USD when they were not exporting. Which Finance Minister does that?
Biti initially responded by asking what Munyeza had smoked before giving up on the matter. Ironically, Mthuli Ncube recently lifted import restrictions and some of the items that the government is allowing people to import include bottled water, peanut butter and shoe polish.
Stupid kana usina zvokutaura is better unyarare who looted those diamonds chizanu chenyu chehumbavha svina yemunhu
You know Zanu pf is a drug that stupefies the minds of those who lead and support it. This is another sign that we have educated fools in our midst who out of their warped wits think we are castrated and too blind to see their level of madness. where on earth are people getting these phds? This evidently show that knowledge is acquired and wisdom is granted. they have mastered the wrong syllabus and they think like see-saw.
Iwe unoda kuvhiyiswa mbudzi pane vamwe varume .urichitunha chisingazivi zvachinoita
Uri imbwa. Siya Biti ega
Uuuuh nyararai vashingi…you are one of the thieves who externalised big time in mugabe era…..what was wrong in civil servantd getting paid in usd…
If you dont have anything to say you must just shut up.thats why you are closing your business and getting broke.open your eyes I thot you were learned
Dofo iri
Matofo ndimi zvimbwasungata zve MDC, hamufungi. You think your mental challenged leaders came from heaven, they dont sin or err. Anyone who dare criticise is called all sorts of names. Chamisa is the worst ever thing to happen in Zim only good at lying and best on ZIDERA. Call me names and mazvinzwa
Thought the dollar was introduced before Biti? What currency was he supposed to pay the civil servants in? So what will Ncube pay them in? I recall numerous occasions when Biti called for diamond money to be channelled through the Consolidated Revenue Fund? I hold no brief from Biti to defend him. There aren’t any tangible positive results to measure Ncube by, especially for the common man. If the pain is from correcting the past, then it’s surely from the last 5 years. Biti may have been no saint, but there is consensus that our lives were better during the tenure of the unity government. The economy grew in real terms. Your money in the bank was real and you could access it.
I think my brother Shingi you got this one wrong. Is your memory that short that you cannot remember the hostile environment in which Biti operated. There were too many road blocks for him. However, he managed to clear the debt and the economy free. free could go to the bank and withdraw as much money as we wanted, no fuel queues and food was available in our shops. On the other hand I respect prof Mthuli Ncube but its too early to judge him. He took over from the destroyer Chinamasa and that we can’t deny. The economy is in a mess and we are losing our money again unfortunately.
I think my brother Shingi you got this one wrong. Is your memory that short that you cannot remember the hostile environment in which Biti operated. There were too many road blocks for him. However, he managed to clear the debt and the economy grew. We could go to the bank and withdraw as much money as we wanted, no fuel queues and food was available in our shops. On the other hand I respect prof Mthuli Ncube but its too early to judge him. He took over from the destroyer Chinamasa and that we can’t deny. The economy is in a mess and we are losing our money again unfortunately.
I think saMunyeza you are very spiteful. For a man of your standing you have disgraced
yourself. Shame on you.
hie dont used by zanu pr u are man of God u are our voice so whom can we listen except u pliz dont used by nezanu be a nuturial person or else u are cio
Some pple just woke up and bluff.Mr Shingi as a businessman of high acume you know what was happening in Zimbabwe during that time..If you were Biti how were you going to pay Civil servants? I know you are a businessman, in which currency were you paying your workers.? Were you not encouraging your congregants to pay offerings in US$,Sir I never knew you are selfish like this.You like seeing pple suffering…I doubt you now
I am happy to hear that there are people who looted as alluded to by cde Munyeza. Instead of criticizing Mr Biti, our President is saying let’s expose corruption. Why can’t you name, shame and expose those who looted during Biti’s time. Do like what Lumumba is doing and let the law take it’s course.