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Blessing Rwizi Mutare Bureau
THE remains of a Chimanimani liberation war fighter, who died during the November 23, 1977 Chimoio massacre by Rhodesian troops were properly buried in Gudyanga Village last week.

Misheck Gudyanga, better known as Cde Tafirenyika Muhondo during the liberation struggle, died at the age of 24. He was buried in a mass grave in Chimoio.

It is said 36 years later, Gudyanga’s spirit manifested through his 43-year-old sister, Mary Gudyanga. The spirit demanded proper burial in Gudyanga Village under Chief Muusha.

Mary stayed in Mozambique where she was married.

The spirit instructed Mary to alert the family that Misheck wanted a decent burial. The family took time to act. They only took action following strange happenings in the family.

On August 11, the family went to Chimoio, accompanied by the Fallen Heroes Trust of Zimbabwe (FHTZ), Zimbabwe National Army and war veterans, where they collected the remains.

They were buried in Gudyanga Village last Friday. Peter Gudyanga, Misheck’s brother said: “In Chimoio, Misheck’s spirit manifested again on my son, who is also his namesake.

“It gave us directions, leading us to one of the mass graves where he was buried.

“He ordered us to collect soil from where he died and place it in a coffin so that we could rebury him in Gudyanga. Zimbabwean spirit mediums helped us through the whole process”. Peter said the family was happy they fulfilled their brother’s wish.

“We are glad that everything that we did was in line with my brother’s wish and as a family we do believe that his spirit is now at rest,” he said.