My Dear Idol, Guma Moyo

Guma Moyo
Guma Moyo

My Dear Idol Guma Samson Moyo. You may not know me, because you and I travel different paths in life. You, the rich and powerful, me, something else. I grew up admiring you, like everyone else as young as myself.

Your stories about your amazing success in life, how you easily make millions in Botswana, left me with nothing but admiration. I would later in life learn of how your cash power literally built the BMD machine when you became one of its founders. stories of how your cash power would literally deliver the BDP central committee results were also legendary, as I recall how you singlehandedly influenced the Botswana Democratic Party Kanye congress results and the Maun results where my mother was among the hooipoloi who sang; mama ntshware nna ke sia le Matebele, after you dashed Mma Venson’s political aspirations, with your amazing cash power. I must say I felt very bad when I learnt that my idol's bank account had been frozen. For a moment I said maybe is the tax issues, but when I read that also your traditional business partner has found himself in the same situation as you, my ears started flapping, I m telling you. I keenly kept tabs, and learnt of how you told the media that you will not discuss the matter because of a disclosure agreement you have reached with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. You then started acting crazy. My idol announcing your intended resignation as Member of Parliament without really meaning it. Just so you know, it doesn’t read nor sound like a bombshell but rather more of a scarecrow meant to test political waters and begging for attention and sympathy if not engineering some media distraction from the shenanigans bedeviling you. It appears your bank account was frozen almost 2 months ago and one wonders why you did not at first go public when you first noticed your bank account had been frozen. I must add that I got angry when I learnt that you had chosen to fight secretly and quietly until some inquisitive reporters picked the issue. Well, maybe such a reporter never really picked the issue, maybe you deliberately leaked the issue. I have painfully learnt over time that such attitude and habits are within your reach. I have sadly come to the conclusion that you are a fraudster who master minds the seeking of sympathy from unsuspecting innocent citizens. I have looked up to you for quite some time and admired your engagement both in politics and business. I must point out that I now view you differently. I view you differently from all those corners of life. You have never really went public as to why you abruptly resigned from the BDP chairmanship position. The grapevine is pregnant with allegation, possibly very much founded allegations of how you used your power to influence the outcome of BDP internal elections. Some allegations go as far as your relationships with some criminal elements who are feared to have a potential of not only destabilising the BDP but the country as well. I have to also point out to you that you have abused my trust and my idolising you have brought nothing else but pain and agony. I feel ashamed.  As for my mother, I don’t know how  she is feeling about all these things about you, she is also your number one fan.

 

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