Story by Oleen Ndori
Acting President General (Rtd) Dr Constantino Chiwenga has described Cde Justin Mupamhanga as a veteran of the Liberation Struggle, who dedicated his life to the emancipation and development of Zimbabwe.
In a statement this Wednesday, Dr Chiwenga said Cde Mupamhanga sacrificed his studies at the then University of Rhodesia in 1975 to join the liberation struggle.
He said at independence, Cde Mupamhanga began his civil service career in Government in 1983 in the Economics Division of the President’s Department.
He rose through the ranks, first establishing and heading the Economics Branch, serving as Minister Counsellor at our Diplomatic Mission in London, United Kingdom, and later being elevated to the position of Deputy Director in the President’s Department then under His Excellency President, Dr ED Mnangagwa, then Minister responsible for State Security.
The Acting President also noted how the national hero played a critical role in driving the implementation of government programmes as the Deputy Chief Secretary responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Office of the President and Cabinet working under the then Chief Secretary, Dr Misheck Sibanda superintending over numerous strategic and key government programmes in agriculture, energy and infrastructure development.
Dr Chiwenga added that Cde Mupamhanga also played a key role in the liberalisation of the fuel industry which eliminated fuel shortages along with playing an oversight role in the implementation of major projects such as the construction of Tugwi-Mukosi Dam.
At the time of his death, he was the board chairperson of Kuvimba Mining House, which is running various mining ventures across the country.
