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Celebrated Zimbwambwe singer Oliver Mtukudzi has been accused by his former publicist of abandoning him during his time of need.
Through a biography dubbed Tuku Backstage, written by Shepherd Mutamba, who worked as the musician’s publicist, portrays Tuku as an immoral leader in his music empire.
“I was not paid from July 2008 to December 2008, but continued working. On the 12th of December 2008, I fell critically ill with diabetes that was diagnosed late and that sent me into a diabetic coma. I stayed in hospital for days, and required money for medication and bills. Efforts to get what Tuku owed me in accrued earnings, to assist with my expenses, were futile. He was in Norton and I was in Harare, only 30 minutes away, and he did not visit me in hospital or at home after I was discharged. He did not even call,”reads an excerpt from the book.
The writer further discredits Mtukudzis morality and even went ahead to mention the singer’s ex and current wife.
“Legacy is not made of dreadful acts like the shutting out of his life of his own daughters Selmor and Sandra. His infidelity as told by his ex-wife Melody and wife Daisy, discredit his personality . . . Great musician, yes. Great personality, no.”
