Outspoken war veteran Blessed Runesu Geza, also known as Comrade Bombshell, has accused businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei of causing problems in the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Zimbabwe.
In a video posted on his YouTube channel on Wednesday, April 2, Geza said Tagwirei has damaged the church’s reputation. He said:
You have destroyed the SDA church. There are clashes now in the SDA church because of you. Because of your greediness. You tarnish the SDA church’s image. Destroying all the dignity the church had. It is our church.
Geza accused Tagwirei of benefiting from government contracts without proper financial contributions, alleging that the government covers any associated costs. He said:
You’re being given government companies without paying any cent. If there is any money that is being paid, it is the government that pays on your behalf. You’re greedy. You’re a very toxic man.
Prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu, a member of the SDA church, said he does not agree with Tagwirei’s current moves. Said Mpofu:
I do not represent or speak on behalf of the SDA Church. As an individual outside of its formal structures (and a mere Usher at best), I do not feel obligated to defend its actions or decisions, particularly regarding the Tagwirei issue, with which I personally disagree.
The nation must direct its concerns, which I feel are legitimate, to the church itself which has a moral obligation to address them. I share the concerns being raised by Zimbabweans; particularly as recently articulated by Elder Geza.
On the question of how this country must be run, my views align with those of the Catholic Bishops.
Tagwirei has been accused of causing division in the SDA church in Harare by using his financial influence to win over pastors and elders, making them loyal to him.
Recently, ZANU PF’s Harare Province recommended Tagwirei for a position in the party’s Central Committee—the top decision-making body when Congress is not in session.
Geza claimed that President Mnangagwa’s plan is to sideline Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and allow Tagwirei to replace him.
Reports suggest that the plan is for Tagwirei to first take over Chiwenga’s Vice President role, then be prepared to succeed Mnangagwa as president.
Geza, who has accused Tagwirei of corruption, vowed to stop what he believes is a plot by Mnangagwa and his wife, Auxillia, to help Tagwirei become president.
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