Thabani Mpofu’s Challenge Halts Kuda Tagwirei’s Po...

Thabani Mpofu’s Challenge Halts Kuda Tagwirei’s Political Exploitation of SDA Church

ZimNow Reporter

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe has come out to say that it is not a political institution, effectively barring businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s moves to use the pulpit as a campaign platform.

The Zimbabwe East Union Conference has issued a statement distancing the church from political advocacy, citing John 18:36 -“My kingdom is not of this world”.

Meanwhile Sports Minister Anselem Sanyatwe has issued an apology for declaring at an SDA event that ZANU-PF would rule “until donkeys grow horns.”

These developments come after prominent Harare lawyer Thabani Mpofu filed a formal complaint accusing two SDA ministers of granting Tagwirei unauthorized access to the pulpit, where he allegedly promoted political views.

The complaint cites breaches of the SDA’s Use of the Pulpit guidelines, which require written clearance for non-church speakers.

Mpofu’s statement argues that the ministers “lent their moral authority to Tagwirei,” enabling the abuse of church platforms for partisan gain. The church’s Professional Ethics guidelines explicitly bar clergy from using their positions for political ends.

Tagwireyi who is now a Zanu PF Central Committee member, has been accused of trying to manipulate the SDA church through his money through acts such as donating vehicles to high officials within the church.

Tagwirei, now a ZANU-PF Central Committee member, has also drawn criticism for booking an SDA event at HICC on New Year’s Eve, a move perceived to have been engineered to thwart the Winky D show annually held there.

Winky D is a known critic of the current government.