Tambaoga real name Last Chiyangwa. popularly known for the song “Rambai Makashinga” has claimed that he is homeless and has blamed Zanu PF for neglecting him.
Tambaoga said this during an interview with Plot Mhako from EarGround. He accused accused Zanu PF official and former Higher and Tertiary Education minister, Olivia Muchena’s family of throwing him out of his house in Dzivarasekwa Extension.
Despite penning songs supporting the land reform programme in Zimbabwe, Tambaoga said he does did not even get a farm from the Zanu PF administration. Tambaoga said:
I need a house, I’m homeless right now. I got a house in Dzivarasekwa Extension and council told me there were double allocations of that house with the child of Olivia Muchena claiming its ownership. They took my house in Dzivarasekwa which I had acquired by following all government requirements. I lost everything I had. They threw my property out of my house and took it. I got another one at Whitecliff where I was staying but because of the debts I had to request to stay for longer time because I knew they wanted to take it because I was broke and not singing. I gave the house to my cousin who then paid for it and he stays there. I do not have a house neither did I buy it with the song I wrote.I’m actually praying that my ancestors and God allow me to sing again and I buy a house and to be able to take care of my family
“The Blair that I know” singer said that he did not regret the revolutionary songs but blamed Zanu PF for neglect. He said:
I do not regret singing all the songs I composed. I do not regret singing ‘Hondo Yeminda’ but what we blamed are leaders who after the land reform programme failed to take care of children of Zimbabwe. There was nothing wrong in advocating for each and every Zimbabwean citizen to get land after independence.
This is a far cry from what Tambaoga said a few months back where he said he regretted singing for Zanu PF.