In Harare, a presidential blessing bestowed upon a wealthy and enigmatic figure at a religious gathering has raised enduring questions about the relationship between power, patronage, and accountability. President Mnangagwa's public praise of businessman Wicknell Chivayo — a man whose vast fortune remains unexplained — carries the weight of official protection, effectively placing him beyond the reach of scrutiny. It is a moment that illuminates a pattern as old as governance itself: when those who hold power choose whom the rules apply to, the architecture of justice quietly shifts around tha