Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has claimed that he is not bothered by targeted sanctions imposed on him by western countries.
Chiwenga was put on targeted sanctions during his time as the Army General. The United States accused him of assisting the Zanu-PF regime to undermine democracy and the rule of law.
Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden extended sanctions against Zimbabwe and accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of lacking political will to institute reforms.
In an interview with The Third Eye, Chiwenga seemingly mocked the US saying they can have as many “sanctions as they want”. He further said he was not worried about the restrictions.
“Sanctions do not change that. I don’t even notice that I am under sanctions. Have I ever gone to them and said I need something from them?
“The American people and the Zimbabwean people are not indifferent. It is the administrations, one after another, which have a bone to chew with us. But you cannot get what is not yours,” he said.
He added: “You look at our agriculture. We have got our agriculture policy 8.0 where we are now saying before we go to 2030, we would have achieved the feat of moving every Zimbabwean out of poverty completely and that is going to happen under the watch of President Mnangagwa.
“You will see if there are sanctions or no sanctions, we will move. It is just a fly trying to spoil the meal,” he said.
Chiwenga slammed the US government for putting independent individuals on sanctions.
“Absolute nonsense. Individual people have had their monies seized by the Americans. Are they in the Zimbabwean leadership? Are they part of the establishment? Are they in Zanu-PF? When you seize the monies of churches, what role do they have in politics?
“Their role is on the pulpit, telling people to turn to God and prepare for the life after death, to live in harmony, in peace, love, that’s what the churches are preaching.
“They don’t say vote for this man or that man, or this party or that party. They want people to be united and build their country. But when their monies are seized by the Americans, what is that? Are they in the leadership of Zanu-PF?” questioned Chiwenga.
Chiwenga also dismissed rumours that he is involved in factional battles against his boss, Mnangagwa.
“President Mnangagwa has my blood and I have his blood. We are one, not joined at the hip, in fact that was not the correct description. We are one.
“As I am speaking here, you would think that I have phoned him to give you the same answers, sometimes word for word. And wherever we are, we think alike, and we move as one,” added Chiwenga.
Thus my question also ivo as individuals anovabata papi.Mabussiness go well in Africa,Last drop refuel mumota Make.Zvese paid by Tax payer money.On my personal capacity I think maSanctions affects the ordinary person.
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana ordinary persons are affected how?
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana how explain
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana ordinary persons are affected by corruption,theft and smuggling of precious stones out of the country
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana how tell us please coz they are busy looting our gold n diamonds
Edmore T Nyahumbi thus true ipapo but nyatsondidzidzisa pama Sanctions apo
Clinton Ngwenya Guys ndirikutodawo kudzidza to be honest.Team re Zanu iri riku affecter papi?
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana these are traveling sanctions, Britain is still one o e biggest importer of our pdcts .they don’t affect trade at all .
Even traveling sanctions are relaxed when it comes to UN gatherings
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana may man hakuna sanction riri kuafacter bt corruption chete, tarisa rushiya Kuti iri pasanctions bt economy iriboe chero kuchirwiwa, Zanu pf inopinzana basa pachikomuredhi nepachizivano apa pasina chozivikanwa,henerita akabatwa anegold bt hapana chakaitwa coz she is well connected money laundering matenda anongopiwa vari connected like iya yemalaptop wakamboionepi laptop yeusa$10,000 pasi rose haiko saka unoona Kuti kubira nyika kutambisa mari dzemitero kauku Zanu pf is a company of thieves
Clinton Ngwenya guys we are on the same page panezvese but pandirikuda info handisati ndapanzwa kuti varume vanorumwa papi?
Unotopengawo zvako iwe
Grey Baba Leah Mugalo I understand wangu and I admit like I said tirikutodawo kudzidza kusatoziva.
Grey Baba Leah Mugalo kana tazogara utange wazvitarisisa before pointing you dirty fingers to others.Handione chandakunganisira ndirikuda kuziva.
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana how do they affect ” an ordinary person”??
Trymore Cuthbert Zimbudzana vanhu varikuba uchingoti masanctions
Grey Baba Leah Mugalo chinhu chauraya nyika humbavha,nepotism,looting we Zanu thus obvious asi ndirikuda kuziva kuti mbavha idzi dzirikubatwa papi? No one ati andipindura.
Ndochekutanga kuratidza kuti i godbress pumura ,
Saka amenge muchichema nawo ndeapi, musi uno umwe akati hapana ma sanctions pa export and import and gold,
Now you agree that sanctions are not for the general public ;they are yours
Kenneth Taurai Samoyo and he doesn’t notice them 😃😃
Stupid fool
Dunderhead statement
Shepherd Mbeure iwewe ndiwe utori dhanda head this guy kutaura chokwadi haana chaanoshaya haazive chinonzi ecocash kana bond note iwewe ndiwe ukumama in short he was trying to say sanctions are for you fools🤣🤣
Ndozvinoreva dunderhead
His telling the truth these so called targeted sanctions are useless
Kureva Kuti haana Basa saka nyika irikutadza kufamba nei
Sanctions doesn’t affect the Wright people
Kana vavakuuya kwatiri vavakuti tirikutadza kuita zvinhu nekuda kwawo masanction
Willingness Mzezewa say it again
Willingness Mzezewa handiti ndimi my unotsigira sanction kuti ridirwe izvo kusaziva kuti uringuruve irikuzvikanga nemafuta ayo
Dunderheard
Because when he needs treatment he simply go to SA .Then China
Unganzwei hako iwe uri kungopihwa share yako zvaunoda
Saka pamunokwama muchichema munenge muchimboda kudii.
What about the people of Zimbabwe who does not have benefits like you have, what must they do…???
So stupid if iys affects the people u stand for then it must affect u as a leader even though u are rich
Ko munozoti wani nyika haisi kusimuka because of sanctions apa imi musingatombomaona zvenyu
Dhandahedhi
Danda chairo
It is very true.their hands can reach every resourses of this nation .they are rich.povo kusapota ivo vachidya havo
At least he acknowledges that the sanctions are upon him personally.
Stupid vice president ko kunyarara