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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Mary Taruvinga<\/b> – CORRUPTION accused former labour minister Petronella Kagonye has been granted $30 000 by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje after prosecutors implored court to grant her freedom so she could breastfeed her baby.<\/p>\n

She is facing five graft charges which include theft, fraud and criminal abuse of office.<\/p>\n

The state did not oppose bail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state is not opposed to bail. The Investigating Officer Gilbert Kanyore said he is convinced that the accused will not abscond if granted bail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state has also noted that the accused is breastfeeding a seven-month-old baby and the child cannot be punished for the alleged misdeeds of the mother. It\u2019s only humane that we do so,\u201d said Reza.<\/p>\n

The magistrate upheld the submissions by the state.<\/p>\n

Reza had suggested that Kagonye pays $30 000 bail, continue residing at her Goromonzi farm, surrender her passport, not to interfere with witnesses and reports at the police once every Friday.<\/p>\n

Kagonye is being charged with four counts of fraud, theft and criminal abuse of office.<\/p>\n

On the first count, the complainant is Vaduku Housing Cooperative represented by its secretary Zvanezuro Ngonidzashe.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that sometime in February 2014, Kagonye approached the cooperative and informed members she owned a piece of land at Solomio Farm, yet it belonged to ZB bank.<\/p>\n

She went on to tell the cooperative members that she had offered them the land for residential stands.<\/p>\n

According to the state outline, Kagonye then informed members to pay US$10 per square metre and the value of a stand would be determined by size.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that during the same period, Kagonye received US$20 000 from Porte Rodgers the chairperson of the cooperative.<\/p>\n

On June 12, 2014 she received a further US$14 000 through a bank transfer to her company Glorious Real Estates and another US$4 500 in June 2015.<\/p>\n

The cooperative suffered total prejudice of US$38 500.<\/p>\n

It was further alleged that between June 2018 to July last year, Kagonye wrote to then Information minister Supa Mandiwanzira requesting computers to donate to schools in Goromonzi South.<\/p>\n

On June 20, 2018, Mandiwanzira then wrote to Potraz requesting facilitation of the donations through its e-learning project to Goromonzi South schools.<\/p>\n

Potraz donated the computers to Kagonye which were collected by her brother Evans Kagonye on her behalf and he signed the collection form.<\/p>\n

Potraz made a follow-up on the donation with Kagonye\u2019s brother and constituency officer but up to date the computers cannot be accounted for.<\/p>\n

Kagonye allegedly used the same modus operandi and fleeced Shingiriro Housing cooperative of US$48 500 and a further US$148 500 received from Solomon Mujuru Housing Cooperative after selling them another piece of land belonging to ZB bank.<\/p>\n

The ex-minister allegedly now connived with Nyangui Housing Trust and also defrauded Ruwa residents US$40 000 after misrepresenting that she owned Cloverdale Farm in Goromonzi.<\/p>\n

On the criminal abuse of office charge, Kagonye allegedly allocated Alderly farm to her son, Ishmael Kagonye, who was a minor at the time in contravention of government policy.<\/p>\n

She will be back in court on March 30, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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