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Hosiah Chipanga

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Musician Hosiah Chipanga seems to have fallen on hard times after the City Council disconnected his water for failing to pay US$120 for his dogs’ licence.
The “Kwachu Kwachu” hitmaker took to his Facebook page early this week and appealed to well wishers for assistance.
“Ndinokukumbirai vana va Mwari mundibatirewo munamato kana kundiyamurawo. Ndavharirwa mvura ne kanzuru nekuda kwe mutero vembwa 120 vandanonoka kubhadhara. Mwari ndiwaniseiwo mari mhuri yangu iwane mvura. Amen,” he posted.

One of his fans Charles Sitima asked: “Matii apo mdhara imbwa 120 munodzidii mdhara, mazuvano hakuchina tsuro mumasango wani?”
However, Chipanga clarified by saying that he was asking for US$120 to pay for his two dogs as well as fine for late payment.
“MaUSA ari kudiwa kubhadharirwa imbwa mbiri kukanzuru pamwe ne fine yekunonoka kutera,” Chipanga said.

In an interview, Chipanga confirmed the post and said since council had cancelled debts for residents it should have done the same to animals.

“When you see somebody like me writing about my problems on Facebook page it means I can’t afford it. Kana demo richitema pamuti munyoro zvakadaro kuzoti wakaoma rinoita sei?” he said.

The last time Chipanga failed to pay his rentals he was rescued by Charles Chipanga, the then member of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Black Spirits band. According to Charles he helped Hosiah not because they were related but out of respect for the word-smith.

The Mutare-based musician turned prophet-cum-spirit medium has in the past courted controversy, not only through his satirical songs.
He once alleged that fellow singer First Farai stole cash paid to help with funeral expenses at Cephas Mashakada’s funeral.

He has two religious garments, a white one for the church and another — a black and white one for his spirit medium role.
He also has been labelled a madman on several occasions because of his weird ideas and unpredictable activities.

He, however, said he felt offended by such brutal sentiments since he sees himself as far ahead of this generation in terms of vision and philosophy.

Before this year’s harmonised elections, Chipanga promised to turn his church Messiah’s Apostolic Prophetic Inspired People’s Institute (Mapipi) into a political party in his bid to contest the presidential race.

The bid apparently flopped for the second time because he could not get enough seconders.
Chipanga also claimed that politicians saw him as a competitor yet he wanted to assist them with ideas from the “uppermost spiritual world”.