Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu visits Chivayo home amid media blackout
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu visits Chivayo home amid media blackout
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her delegation traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe to pay their final respects at the home of the late Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, enforcing a strict media blackout during the visit.
State security agents at the Harare residence prohibited cameras, mobile phones, video recordings, and photographs while the Tanzanian delegation was on the premises.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her delegation have arrived at the home of the late businessman Wicknell Chivayo to pay their last respects, journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has reported.
Chin’ono said security agents at the Chivayo residence had imposed a complete media blackout, with cameras and mobile phones not allowed inside.
“Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her delegation have arrived at Wicknell Chivayo’s home to pay their last respects. Cameras and mobile phones are not allowed, and there is a complete media blackout, according to state security agents at the residence,” Chin’ono wrote.
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The visit has not yet been officially confirmed by the Tanzanian Presidency or Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information.
Chivayo, 45, died last Wednesday when a helicopter he was travelling in crashed in Marondera. Two pilots, Captain T. Soda and Captain Courage Mtavirwa, and his aide, retired Lance Corporal Sanelisiwe Magagula, also died in the crash. All four have since been buried.
The businessman, who had extensive business interests across Southern Africa including in Tanzania, was known for his close relationship with several regional leaders and for securing major government contracts in Zimbabwe.
Security at the Chivayo residence in Borrowdale Brooke has remained tight since his death, with state security agents controlling access.
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