Veteran musician, Hosiah Chipanga is fuming after being sidelined from the 2024 Independence gala set for Murambinda Growth Point.

Taking to Facebook, Chipanga said the government is deliberately sidelining him because he is a government critic.

“Ndine hurombo pamwe nekurwadziva zvikuru hama neshamwari pamwe nevatsigiri vangu, kuti kunyangwe zvazvo ndiri chizvarwa nemuimbi vemuZimbabwe handisi kugona kuimbavo pamwe nevamwe vaimbi kupemberera 44 yrs tawana rusununguko kwaMurambinda Manicaland kumusha kwangu, nekuti varongi vekuMinistry of Infomation vati NDINOSOPODZA HURUMENDE.🙏🙏🙏.
Dr. H. Chipanga.”

Meanwhile, the list of artist to perform at this year’s celebration has not yet been released to the public.