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Zanu-PF provincial chairpersons up for stock theft
08 Apr 2013 at 22:29hrs | Views
SUSPENDED Zanu-PF Manicaland chairman Mike Madiro and his deputy Dorothy Mabika, yesterday appeared before a Mutare provincial magistrate on stock theft charges after they allegedly stole 10 beasts they received from a Chipinge farmer as donations towards the hosting of the 21st February Movement celebrations in 2012.
Madiro and Mabika were last week summoned to appear in court yesterday.
Apart from the joint charge she is facing with Madiro, Mabika is facing another stock theft charge as well as trying to defeat the course of justice after she allegedly received six dairy cows from a farmer on behalf of Zanu-PF, but never surrendered the cattle to the party.
In a bid to conceal the theft following police investigations into the matter, it is alleged that Mabika doctored minutes of the party's provincial executive meeting to reflect that the six donated cattle had died due to lack of stock feed.
Provincial magistrate Mrs Lucie-Anne Mungwari heard the cases.
The duo who were represented by Harare lawyer Mr Hove of TK Hove and Associates and were not asked to plead.
In the joint stock theft case they were both granted US$150 bail and were asked not to interfere with State witnesses.
The joint charge matter goes for trial from April 22 to 24.
Mrs Mungwari also granted Mabika US$150 bail on the other stock theft case as well as that of defeating the course of justice.
The State and the defence counsel consented to have Mabika's other case trial from May 2 to 3.
It was the State's case led by area public prosecutor, Ms Jane-Rose Matsikidze, that on an unknown date in 2012 at Farm 39, Middle Sabi, Chipinge the two received and took into their possession 10 cattle on behalf of the 21st February Movement committee, which they converted to their own use.
"They received the cattle from John Chirimambowa," she said.
Public prosecutor Mr Christine Nyamaropa, appeared for the State in the other case against Mabika. She said on September 7, 2011 at Shiriyakangwara Farm in Chipinge ' where Mabika resides ' the accused received six dairy cattle from a farmer, David Hercules Jourbert, on behalf of Zanu-PF.
Instead of handing over the cattle to the party, she converted the donation to her own use.
"Knowing that police were investigating the stock theft case resulting from her receipt of the six cattle as donation to Zanu-PF which she stole, the accused altered minutes of the Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial executive meeting held on November 21, 2011 to reflect that the said animals had died due to lack of stock feed," she said.
Mabika is alleged to have instructed Angawache Maenda and Lucy Gorowa to effect the alterations in a bid to distort evidence.
In all the cases, the State would call witnesses who include Presidential Affairs Minister Cde Didymus Mutasa, Zanu-PF national youth chairman Cde Absolom Sikhosana, politician and businessman Mr Supa Mandiwanzira and Zanu-PF Manicaland secretary for administration Cde Kenneth Saruchera.
Madiro and Mabika were last week summoned to appear in court yesterday.
Apart from the joint charge she is facing with Madiro, Mabika is facing another stock theft charge as well as trying to defeat the course of justice after she allegedly received six dairy cows from a farmer on behalf of Zanu-PF, but never surrendered the cattle to the party.
In a bid to conceal the theft following police investigations into the matter, it is alleged that Mabika doctored minutes of the party's provincial executive meeting to reflect that the six donated cattle had died due to lack of stock feed.
Provincial magistrate Mrs Lucie-Anne Mungwari heard the cases.
The duo who were represented by Harare lawyer Mr Hove of TK Hove and Associates and were not asked to plead.
In the joint stock theft case they were both granted US$150 bail and were asked not to interfere with State witnesses.
The joint charge matter goes for trial from April 22 to 24.
The State and the defence counsel consented to have Mabika's other case trial from May 2 to 3.
It was the State's case led by area public prosecutor, Ms Jane-Rose Matsikidze, that on an unknown date in 2012 at Farm 39, Middle Sabi, Chipinge the two received and took into their possession 10 cattle on behalf of the 21st February Movement committee, which they converted to their own use.
"They received the cattle from John Chirimambowa," she said.
Public prosecutor Mr Christine Nyamaropa, appeared for the State in the other case against Mabika. She said on September 7, 2011 at Shiriyakangwara Farm in Chipinge ' where Mabika resides ' the accused received six dairy cattle from a farmer, David Hercules Jourbert, on behalf of Zanu-PF.
Instead of handing over the cattle to the party, she converted the donation to her own use.
"Knowing that police were investigating the stock theft case resulting from her receipt of the six cattle as donation to Zanu-PF which she stole, the accused altered minutes of the Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial executive meeting held on November 21, 2011 to reflect that the said animals had died due to lack of stock feed," she said.
Mabika is alleged to have instructed Angawache Maenda and Lucy Gorowa to effect the alterations in a bid to distort evidence.
In all the cases, the State would call witnesses who include Presidential Affairs Minister Cde Didymus Mutasa, Zanu-PF national youth chairman Cde Absolom Sikhosana, politician and businessman Mr Supa Mandiwanzira and Zanu-PF Manicaland secretary for administration Cde Kenneth Saruchera.
Source - TH
