He made the revelations while addressing party supporters at the Globe and Phoenix grounds.
“We asked Mpofu if $ 2 billion was collected from diamond mining activities in Marange since 2009 and he said ‘Yes’. We then asked him to prove how the money was used and up to now he is still stammering in cabinet over the issue,” said Tsvangirai.
“It is disheartening to note that Mpofu, instead of allowing the nation to shake off its poverty using the diamond proceeds, has enriched himself and become the godfather of Matabeleland.
“Since the start of the inclusive government, he has bought a hotel and a bank at a cost translating into millions of dollars. If you go to Bulawayo, half of its central business district now belongs to Mpofu.
“As MDC-T we are saying that model of gross corruption is what we want to change so that the system of government in this country becomes transparent,” said Tsvangirai.
Minister Mpofu and his Zanu (PF) Indigenisation counterpart, Saviour Kasukuwere, have denied that there is corruption at the Marange diamond fields. Parliamentary portfolio committee chairperson for Mines, Edward Chindori Chininga, who produced a dossier chronicling the looting of the gems by top Zanu (PF) officials, died under mysterious circumstances last month.
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