Khupe bodyguard sues Zanu PF Minister

Headlines, News — By admin on October 3, 2011 2:09 pm

By Nqobani Ndlovu

Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe’s bodyguard, who has been living with a bullet near his heart for a decade, is suing Deputy Minister for Public Service, Andrew Langa for US$100 000 as compensation for his injuries. Darlington Kadengu (32) accuses the Insiza North MP of shooting him in 2002.

Doctors advised him not to remove the bullet saying he could die as it was lodged near his heart. The Standard was shown the doctors’ report and the scan confirming that a bullet is lodged near Kadengu’s heart.

Kadengu was allegedly shot at point blank range inside Filabusi Police Station in Matabeleland South by Langa, during the run-up to a parliamentary by-election in Insiza that was marred by violence. Kadengu was shot while campaigning for Siyabonga Malandu-Ncube who was the united MDC candidate in the Insiza by-election.

Langa won the by-election after a violent campaign which saw many villagers’ homesteads being burnt by Zanu PF supporters in the constituency. A petition by the MDC challenging Langa’s victory in that by-election is still pending at the courts. Kadengu blasted police for failing to arrest Langa since 2002.

“Police are sitting on the case. I have waited for too long and it is time he compensated me,” Kadengu said. Kadengu said he has met Langa several times during government bu-siness but the minister has never apologised for the incident.

Langa on Friday professed ignorance about the matter. He said he never shot Kadengu. “I do not know that guy. He is just hallucinating,” Langa said in a telephone interview. The shooting incident was reported and entered as crime record number 717273 at Filabusi Police Station in the area. Zimbabwe Standard

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