MURDER accused Rodney
Tongai Jindu is living it up behind bars, B-Metro has learnt.
He is in remand prison, having
failed on numerous occasions to get bail. He is facing two counts for the
murder of his childhood friend Cyprian Kudzurunga (28) and neighbour Mboneli
Joko Ncube (30) before burying them in shallow graves.
In refusing Jindu’s last
get-out-of- jail bid, Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Mathonsi said
there was real danger the suspect could commit more murders.
As such, the suspect has one
option, that’s to make jail life bearable considering that he could possibly be
in longer.
A recently discharged inmate told
B-Metro of Jindu’s lifestyle in the slammer.
“He’s very particular about what
to eat. In most cases he resorts to eating isitshwala and tinned foods such as
beef and baked beans. I rarely saw him eat boiled vegetables or sugar
beans (staple food in jail),” said the former inmate.
Breakfast at the prison comes in
form of white or sorghum porridge without sugar at 8am. Thereafter, inmates are
served with quasi-lunch at 10.30 am before they go for an early supper at 2pm.
Since Jindu is not a convict but
a remand inmate he is allowed daily visits on week days.
“At Khami Maximum Prison,
convicted inmates are visited on Saturdays and Sundays between 9am to 3.30am
and their family members are allowed to bring them tinned stuff.
“Remand inmates are visited by
their family members from Monday to Friday (9am to 3.30pm) and their family
members are also allowed to bring them tinned stuff that includes beans, fish
and beef,” Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Bulawayo
Metropolitan public relations officer, Principal Correctional Officer
Garainashe Moyo said.
Jindu is also said to have
brought into jail his elegant dress code.
“A sun hat is a must in his
wardrobe. Not long ago he paid tailors (also prisoners) to make new outfits for
him, “ added the former jail bird.
The medium of exchange behind bars
is soap, cigarettes and other groceries that one receives from outside. However, he does not take part in
public events at the prison.
“He usually keeps to himself
reading magazines or chatting with a few elderly inmates,” said the source.
While other inmates will seek to
kill time by playing football, chess and other social activities, Jindu is yet
to develop a hobby.
“I never saw Jindu grace any of
the football matches. Actually, there is an elected Khami Football Association
board that runs both the Premier and Division One Leagues. Both leagues are
made up of eight clubs each and matches are either played during the week or
during weekend days,” said the source adding that Highlanders, Dynamos,
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Medics are some the names that were accorded to
clubs that make up Khami’s football family.
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