Ken Sharpe pledges to rehabilitate Greenwood Park

Zim Now Writer

West Property CEO Kenneth Sharpe has pledged to assist the city council in rehabilitating a section of Greenwood Park after witnessing a less than pleasant state of the once vibrant and popular park.

This comes after his recent visit to Greenwood Park where he shot a now-viral video in which he makes reference to a fish rotting from the head.

The video made rounds on social media as netizens got charmed by the business mogul who has been advancing his ways of inspiring Zimbabwean youths online.

There was one thing that caught many eyes in the video – the rotting fish and the dilapidated surrounding of the once vibrant park.

In the video, Ken Sharpe was in the company of his mentee, 16-year-old Nokutenda Kadye, who was attached to his office during the December school break. In his discussion with the “mini CEO”, Sharpe, who has taken it upon himself to mentor the youth, described to Nokutenda how the park had deteriorated. Hence the fish rots from the head anecdote.

“You can see it has all the potential. All it needs (Greenwood Park) is some management. You know it’s all about management.

“Leadership starts from the top. In Russia, they have a saying that translates in English as the fish rots from its head. So, when the fish is rotten, it actually start rotting from its head. Which means it’s all about leadership (Council leadership).

“We have to take accountability. The people that are responsible for this should never leave it in this state. They need to accept responsibility and sort it out,” added Sharpe.

Following that visit, West Property has decided to assist Harare City Council with the rehabilitation of a broken-down borehole in the park/or erect a perimeter fence around the park to ensure no intruders enter the park.