Shiri served for years as commander of the air force before taking up a post as land and agriculture minister under Mnangagwa after a coup that ousted longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in November 2017. Shiri, who was a cousin of Mugabe, helped to oust him.
Mnangagwa described Shiri as “a long time friend and colleague… a true patriot, who devoted his life to the liberation, independence and service of his country.” According to an independent daily, NewsDay, Shiri had been quarantined at a private hospital after he was said to have been exposed to coronavirus by his driver, who died at the weekend.“It’s tragic that Shiri has departed without facing justice over the Gukurahundi atrocities he committed in Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces in the 1980s nor telling the truth about those atrocities to help heal the nation.
Others said Zimbabwean authorities should ask themselves why many in the country are celebrating Shiri’s death. It is un-African to celebrate the death of another and Zimbabweans are by all measures well cultured and decent people. The authorities must ask themselves why the news of Perrance Shiri’s death, a man who considered himself a liberator, has been greeted with celebration.
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