The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has granted the friends of the late businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure permission to hold a farewell party in his honour at his Domboshava mansion in Mashonaland East Province.
In a letter dated 12 November 2020, and addressed to Mike Chimombe and All Friends of Ginimbi, ZRP Chinamhora said they can hold the event today, but warned them against violating the corpse.
Police also ordered the Friends of Ginimbi and to ensure that peace and order are maintained throughout. The letter read in part:
Your request to conduct a farewell party for the late Genius Gini Kadungure at Ginimbi’s Mansion, Domboshava on the 12th of November 2020 from 1800 hours till late has been received.
… permission to conduct the party has been granted at Marondera Police Provincial Headquarters on the 10th of November 2020.
Avoid violation of the corpse(s)… maintain peace and order throughout the event.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has granted the friends of the late businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure permission to hold a farewell party in his honour at his Domboshava mansion in Mashonaland East Province.
In a letter dated 12 November 2020, and addressed to Mike Chimombe and All Friends of Ginimbi, ZRP Chinamhora said they can hold the event today, but warned them against violating the corpse.
Police also ordered the Friends of Ginimbi and to ensure that peace and order are maintained throughout. The letter read in part:
Your request to conduct a farewell party for the late Genius Gini Kadungure at Ginimbi’s Mansion, Domboshava on the 12th of November 2020 from 1800 hours till late has been received.
… permission to conduct the party has been granted at Marondera Police Provincial Headquarters on the 10th of November 2020.
Avoid violation of the corpse(s)… maintain peace and order throughout the event.
The final party to be thrown for Zimbabwean socialite and businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure will be on Friday, but this time guests will have to bring their own champagne because he won’t be there to top up their glasses.
It will be the second party at the Domboshava residence, about 30km on the northern outskirts of Harare, in the space of two months. The first was his 36th birthday party, when he spent at least $50,000 (about R780,000) to entertain 400 invited guests.
The upcoming one will be his funeral wake, a day before he is buried at his upmarket mansion. And to make things clear, the invitation says “bring your own bottle”.
Kadungure died instantly in an accident in the early hours of Sunday in his R5m Rolls-Royce Wraith which veered off the road and hit a tree before going up in flames. Three other people died in the crash.
Since most of those around Ginimbi were relatively well-off businesspeople living champagne lifestyles of their own, drinks such as Ace of Spades, Veuve Clicquot Rich, Moet, and a variety of expensive reserve whiskies are likely to be produced from the boots of Range Rovers and other luxury cars.
All roads will lead to Domboshava, a village known for pottery and market gardening. Kadungure was born there and he saw it fit to build a mansion there when he “made it” instead of the usual thatched mud huts that are a characteristic of the area.
