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Webster Shamu demanded bribe, says Kereke
06 Apr 2016 at 06:31hrs | Views
Zanu-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday accused former Minister of Media, Information and Publicity Webster Shamu of demanding $2 000 to reveal who framed his rape case and the minister was trapped and caught with the extortion money.
Continuing with his defence yesterday, Kereke said Shamu demanded the money so that he could help him manage the rape case.
"I reported the matter to higher officials in Government and a trap was set involving Central Intelligence Organisation boss Musafare Nyamudahondo and his junior," said Kereke.
"We used marked notes and drove to Shamu's Borrowdale Brooke home, me ahead and Nyamudahondo following. All evidence was collected and the highest office is aware of this."
Kereke alleged that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission bosses were bribed with houses and money so that they did not investigate former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr Gideon Gono.
"Gono summoned two ZACC bosses one Butaunashe and (Eric) Harid and gave them $10 000 and $10 500 respectively as gifts to go on holiday.
"Houses were bought for (Ngonidzashe) Gumbo and placed on shelf companies using State money.
"A house was bought in Alexandra Park for a female commissioner who was in charge and another in Borrowdale for Gumbo.
"I wrote to Retired Maj-Gen Happyton Bonyongwe to look into the matter because it was a clear corruption between Gono and ZACC."
Kereke told the court that Dr Gono paid a Standard reporter, Caiphus Chimhete, and fed him with information to smear his career.
"Chimhete invaded my privacy when he entered my bedroom pretending to be a relative of my wife Patience Maramwidze during an inspection in loco," said Kereke.
"However, David Butau confessed and apologised to me for the rape case after his relation with Gono turned sour.
"This was after Butau was accused of externalising 450 000, which saw him fleeing into exile to United Kingdom.
"I managed to help him prove that the 450 000 was money meant for agriculture equipment transferred to him by Gono to buy foreign currency."
The magistrate, Mr Noel Mupeiwa, ruled that hearsay evidence was not allowed after Kereke started divulging what Butau communicated with the mother of the alleged victims, Chipo Maramwidze.
Kereke suspected Butau of having an affair with Chipo.
Kereke disowned the gun register book produced in court as an alien document.
"I signed for a black ledger book printed by Fidelity Printers with serial numbers on each page not the tiny counter book brought in court," he said.
Continuing with his defence yesterday, Kereke said Shamu demanded the money so that he could help him manage the rape case.
"I reported the matter to higher officials in Government and a trap was set involving Central Intelligence Organisation boss Musafare Nyamudahondo and his junior," said Kereke.
"We used marked notes and drove to Shamu's Borrowdale Brooke home, me ahead and Nyamudahondo following. All evidence was collected and the highest office is aware of this."
Kereke alleged that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission bosses were bribed with houses and money so that they did not investigate former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr Gideon Gono.
"Gono summoned two ZACC bosses one Butaunashe and (Eric) Harid and gave them $10 000 and $10 500 respectively as gifts to go on holiday.
"Houses were bought for (Ngonidzashe) Gumbo and placed on shelf companies using State money.
"A house was bought in Alexandra Park for a female commissioner who was in charge and another in Borrowdale for Gumbo.
"I wrote to Retired Maj-Gen Happyton Bonyongwe to look into the matter because it was a clear corruption between Gono and ZACC."
Kereke told the court that Dr Gono paid a Standard reporter, Caiphus Chimhete, and fed him with information to smear his career.
"Chimhete invaded my privacy when he entered my bedroom pretending to be a relative of my wife Patience Maramwidze during an inspection in loco," said Kereke.
"However, David Butau confessed and apologised to me for the rape case after his relation with Gono turned sour.
"This was after Butau was accused of externalising 450 000, which saw him fleeing into exile to United Kingdom.
"I managed to help him prove that the 450 000 was money meant for agriculture equipment transferred to him by Gono to buy foreign currency."
The magistrate, Mr Noel Mupeiwa, ruled that hearsay evidence was not allowed after Kereke started divulging what Butau communicated with the mother of the alleged victims, Chipo Maramwidze.
Kereke suspected Butau of having an affair with Chipo.
Kereke disowned the gun register book produced in court as an alien document.
"I signed for a black ledger book printed by Fidelity Printers with serial numbers on each page not the tiny counter book brought in court," he said.
Source - the herald
