Mambo Dhuterere abandons wife … as Wicknell is dragged into messy marriage drama

HARARE – Gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere has reportedly abandoned his wife, moving out of the family’s apartment in Harare and leaving her to raise their four children alone.

According to media reports, Mambo Dhuterere and his wife, Amai Dhuterere, have been living apart for the past few months after their relationship went sour.

Amai Dhuterere’s health is said to have suffered subsequently, as she is now raising their children alone while waiting for another.

Dhuterere reportedly packed his bags and left their home, claiming that his wife was bringing him bad luck.

This was after Mai Dhuterere was charged with fraud at the Harare Magistrates’ Court in December last year. Among the misfortunes that he claimed to have suffered from his wife was the failure to get a car from free-spending businessman Wicknell Chivayo.

“He appears to be a nice man in public, but he has been subjecting his wife to ridicule, sometimes blaming her for his bad luck. At one point, Dhuterere accused her of bad luck after he failed to get a car from Sir Wicknell Chivayo.

“The problem now is that his fallout with Mai Dhuterere is affecting their kids, especially their eldest, who doesn’t deserve to be dragged into this mess,” a source told the H-Metro tabloid newspaper.

Dhuterere is said to have never got over the fact that his wife brought a child that she had before they got married.

“They settled together when she had a child from a previous marriage, and they agreed to adopt the other child. He has completely changed and started moving around with friends, claiming to be running errands,” the source said.

Mai Dhuterere confirmed that they had indeed been living apart for the past few months.

“I have been keeping this to myself because of my condition. I don’t want to be depressed and end up losing our unborn child.

“It’s true that he moved out, but I am too weak as a woman to challenge him. Our kids desperately need him, and I am praying he will come back to his senses,” she stressed.

Mai Dhuterere also stated that she has been bottling this up for years, hoping he would change.

“There are a few people who know about this issue because I have been trying hard to conceal the matter. I don’t usually share our problems, but I have come to a point where I feel I have had enough.

“I still love him as the father of my children, but the abuse I have endured is too much,” she said.