Why DJ Munya Why????

I have been resisting the urge to throw in my 2 cent about the DJ Munya debacle but I can’t hold in anymore.

For those of you not in the know, let me enlighten you, DJ Munya a famous Zimbabwean radio personality is accused of having hired hit men who kidnapped and murdered his wife’s alleged lover. This murder transpired after the alleged lover, the late Mr Magorimbo failed to pay DJ Munya $5 000 which has been demanded as compensation for the alleged affair.

If the allegations are true then my take is - Wife cheats on husband, DJ Munya’s wife cheated on him. They made vows to one another as husband and wife. Mr Magorimbo was not there, he did not promise DJ Munya “to have and to hold forsaking all others”. In my opinion DJ Munya should have dealt with his marital issues with his WIFE. Please note, I am not saying he should have ordered the hit on his wife, absolutely not, what I am saying is he should have spoken to his wife about the infidelity issue and dealt with it within their marriage. Imagine trying to solve an alcoholics drinking problem by taking away every bottle of beer you find them holding. That won’t stop them from buying another bottle or better yet making sure that you don’t find them next time they decide to drink a beer. Farfetched example, I know but I am sure you get the point I am trying to drive home.

Someone may argue that Magorimbo deserves what he got because he was dating another man’s wife, but my take is she knows that she is married, she should have said NO. If she is the one who wooed Magorimbo then that’s even worse because she simply should not have gone there. Whichever of the parties was responsible for the conception of this affair, DJ Munya’s wife had the power and responsibility of ending it before it started.

My thoughts would have been the same if roles had been reversed and DJ Munya was the cheating husband. I would still be of the opinion that the matter should have been resolved within the marriage. You don’t know the third party, you are not aware of their values and morals or lack thereof. Furthermore they owe you nothing. But you know your partner and you are aware of the commitment you have made to one another.

I wish I could ask DJ Munya what good the $5 000 was going to make. If I were his wife I would be downright offended, was it a rent- a – wife fee? Was he assuming the role of my pimp? Why should he request payment for my infidelity? I would be thinking “this whole situation would be so much easier to handle if he killed a man because he loved me that much, I would probably write a love story about it, but now it just looks like he killed a man because he didn’t receive his compensation fee for my affair”.

Unfortunately the case is shrouded with all sorts of inconsistencies and lack of permissible evidence. Some evidence and occurrences point towards Magorimbo committing suicide while others leave Mrs Magorimbo’s looking guilty of her husband’s murder. 

Sadly this is not CSI, 3 weeks after the crime and we are no closer to knowing the perpetrator than we were the first day it hit the newsstands. The last bit of information I have heard is that he was released from remand prison on $300 bail.

 According to the laws a man is guilty until proven innocent but society has always demonstrated that one is guilty until proven innocent.