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Professor Moyo has a penchant for massive theft
27 Jan 2017 at 04:57hrs | Views
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Jonathan Moyo has a well documented history of theft, a legislator has said.
Norton MP Temba Mliswa said Moyo has a "penchant for dipping into funds meant for meaningful projects" he told reporters on Wednesday in Harare.
"In 1998 in Kenya, Professor Moyo's former employers, the Ford Foundation accused him of stealing over $108 000 from a fund advanced to the Series on Alternative Research in East Africa Trust (Sareat) that was meant for studies on policy issues.
"This money was allegedly siphoned through an organisation named after his children into his account in South Africa where the professor is purported to have purchased a house.
"He then moved to the University of Witwatersrand in 1998 where they claim that he eventually absconded with R100 million research grant for the project.
"So how unfounded are the Zimdef allegations given the professor's alleged penchant for dipping into funds meant for meaningful projects? said Mliswa.
Moyo is accused of defrauding ZIMDEF - a department in his ministry of close to $400 000.
Charges leveled against the Zanu PF politburo member include claims that he used ZIMDEF funds to acquire motorbikes and bicycles for the traditional leaders in his constituency.
Norton MP Temba Mliswa said Moyo has a "penchant for dipping into funds meant for meaningful projects" he told reporters on Wednesday in Harare.
"In 1998 in Kenya, Professor Moyo's former employers, the Ford Foundation accused him of stealing over $108 000 from a fund advanced to the Series on Alternative Research in East Africa Trust (Sareat) that was meant for studies on policy issues.
"This money was allegedly siphoned through an organisation named after his children into his account in South Africa where the professor is purported to have purchased a house.
"So how unfounded are the Zimdef allegations given the professor's alleged penchant for dipping into funds meant for meaningful projects? said Mliswa.
Moyo is accused of defrauding ZIMDEF - a department in his ministry of close to $400 000.
Charges leveled against the Zanu PF politburo member include claims that he used ZIMDEF funds to acquire motorbikes and bicycles for the traditional leaders in his constituency.
Source - Byo24News
