Tenthani has since donated the money for charity work and said that although the journalists could have done better if they returned the money right away, doing so would have been perceived as disrespect to the head of state.
Tenthani akazopa mari iyi kuti ibatsire vanoshaya, uye akati kunyangwe hazvo vatapi venhau vaizenge vakaita zviri nani  deno kuri kunzi vakabva vadzorera mari iyi ipapo, kuita zvakadaro zvinga dai zvakaonekwa sekusaremekedza mukuru wenyika.