Zimbabwe Bids Farewell to National Hero Cde Jaison William Chirinda

Zimbabwe will today lay to rest national hero Commrade (CDE) Jaison William Chezhira Chakaipa Chirinda, who died on October 27, 2024, due to diabetic-related complications with President Emmerson Mnangagwa set to preside over the burial at the National Heroes Acre.

He joined the liberation struggle in 1965 and went on to receive military training in Tanzania and China. He was part of the first military operations against the Rhodesian Forces in Sinoia (Chinhoyi) and was later arrested and imprisoned for his active participation in politics

Cde Chirinda was one of the decorated military cadres who were involved in the first military operation against the Rhodesian forces in the Sinoia area, now Chinhoyi, where he led one of the two groups deployed for an offensive against the Rhodesians.

He was later arrested and served time in prison together with President Mnangagwa, who was serving a life term for his role in fighting the Ian Smith regime

Cde Chirinda was declared a national hero status by the President, He directed Zanu PF Acting Secretary-General, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, to read out a letter from the party’s Mashonaland Central Province recommending the conferment of national hero status on Chirinda.