Musician Tatenda Pinjisi Kahwa’s widow, Mellisa Chikuti, has revealed that some men have been approaching her under the guise of offering help, but their real intention is sexual.
Chikuti said these men claim they want to support her through the difficulties she has faced since her husband’s death.
Pinjisi died from injuries sustained in a road accident on April 10, just past the Norton tollgate, while on his way to a show in Kadoma.
Speaking to H-Metro, Chikuti said she is not ready for love and is still mourning her husband’s passing. She said:
“We face a lot of challenges as widows. I am still mourning, and my children are also still mourning.
“When you see me drowning in tears, as I mourn, I will be appealing for your genuine help.
“Munhu anouya achida kukubatsira, mukubatsira imomo, akutotaura zverudo, handisati ndapedza kupukuta misodzi, zvichiri padhuze kufunga Tatenda.
“Asi ndongoti vanhu vaMwari ndongo kumbira zvangu rubatsiro netsigiro yenyu kune vari genuine kwete kune vane zvavari kutsvaga pandiri.
“These ‘Good Samaritans’ are from the age of 30-40 years, some propose love after helping me and some propose love even before delivering the donations.
“So, I am just cutting communication from such temptations.
“I do not know why some of these so-called ‘Good Samaritans’ come voluntarily, saying they are willing to help me as a widow, yet surprisingly, what they end up demanding is something else.
“I am a widow who is still mourning; we need people who want to genuinely help, who want to assist us as a family that is still mourning.”
Chikuti said she hopes to bring her late husband’s band back on stage.
She has asked guitarist Kamurungu, who survived the accident that claimed her husband’s life, to teach her 11-year-old son how to play the guitar.
Chikuti added that if she can raise enough money to buy a sewing machine, many of the challenges she is currently facing would be eased.
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