BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
The eight year-old Hwange girl, who died after she was burnt by underground coal fire last month, has been buried.
Alisha Sekina Muzwiti was buried on Friday at her family home in Makwandala village, three days after her tragic death.
Hwange Central Constituency spokesperson Thulani Moyo described Alisha’s funeral as a sombre affair.
“It was indeed a sombre atmosphere at Makwandala as Alisha was laid to rest,”Moyo said in a statement.
“May her precious soul rest in blissful peace. As the office of the MP we would like to express our most sincere sympathy and condolences to the entire Muzwiti family for their sad and irreplaceable loss”.
Alisha’s father Andy Muzwiti insists his daughter died due to negligence by the Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), which he says should secured its coal dumpsites.
A number of residents have died, while some have been left nursing injuries after stepping on hot coal furnaces.
HCCL has rejected accusations that it caused Alisha’s death and those of other Hwange residents.
The company argues that the victims would have trespassed on prohibited areas like the Number. 3 dumpsite where Alisha was burnt while relieving herself.
Muzviti wants to take legal action against the company.
Meanwhile, Mpofu called for an urgent meeting to address the issue and how lives can be saved.
“The office of the MP would like to take this opportunity to reiterate its previous call to the Colliery company to convene an all stakeholders consultation meeting to discuss the way forward so as to avoid more such unnecessary accidents in the future,” he said.