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Kasukuwere orders arrest of Zanu PF youth league boss over $70 000 extortion
06 Aug 2015 at 13:32hrs | Views
ZANU-PF youth league national secretary for administration, Lewis Matutu is due to be arrested for extorting $70 000 after he allegedly authorised party youths to forcibly take over a school in Caledonia under the pretext that it belonged to First Lady, Grace Mugabe.
The youths allegedly went on to collect school fees amounting to $70 000 after misrepresenting that they were collecting the money on behalf of Grace and converted it to personal use.
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere is said to have ordered the arrest of Matutu and the youths involved.
Kasukuwere later made a report to the ZANU-PF Politburo yesterday which also recommended tough action of those who abuse the party for personal gain.
"There was a long debate on illegal settlements in urban areas, especially in Caledonia where young people are going around extorting innocent people of their hard earned money using the party and its leadership. The Politburo agreed that this must stop forthwith. Law enforcement agents are going to pursue this issue with utmost vigor," said ZANU-PF spokesman, Simon Khaya Moyo in his briefing to journalists at the end of the meeting.
He also said the party would expel those found guilty.
"Cde Kasukuwere has been tasked to investigate the matter and bring a report to the Politburo. The party has rules and it has a constitution. It then will decide basing on the provisions of such," Khaya Moyo said.
Parents and guardians of pupils at Eastview School also gave harrowing narrations of how they were terrorised by youths acting on Matutu's instruction.
This emerged during Kasukuwere's fact finding mission to the slum settlement on the outskirts of Harare.
Ironically, this comes as another prominent ZANU-PF youth leader, Godwin Gomwe, is appearing at the Harare magistrates court facing similar charges.
The youths allegedly went on to collect school fees amounting to $70 000 after misrepresenting that they were collecting the money on behalf of Grace and converted it to personal use.
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere is said to have ordered the arrest of Matutu and the youths involved.
Kasukuwere later made a report to the ZANU-PF Politburo yesterday which also recommended tough action of those who abuse the party for personal gain.
"There was a long debate on illegal settlements in urban areas, especially in Caledonia where young people are going around extorting innocent people of their hard earned money using the party and its leadership. The Politburo agreed that this must stop forthwith. Law enforcement agents are going to pursue this issue with utmost vigor," said ZANU-PF spokesman, Simon Khaya Moyo in his briefing to journalists at the end of the meeting.
"Cde Kasukuwere has been tasked to investigate the matter and bring a report to the Politburo. The party has rules and it has a constitution. It then will decide basing on the provisions of such," Khaya Moyo said.
Parents and guardians of pupils at Eastview School also gave harrowing narrations of how they were terrorised by youths acting on Matutu's instruction.
This emerged during Kasukuwere's fact finding mission to the slum settlement on the outskirts of Harare.
Ironically, this comes as another prominent ZANU-PF youth leader, Godwin Gomwe, is appearing at the Harare magistrates court facing similar charges.
Source - Financial Gazette
