FORMER Zanu PF legislator Psychology Maziwisa, who is
facing charges of swindling the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $12 650 in a
botched public relations deal told the court that he had never sought favours
to get ZPC tenders from then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Testifying before Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube, Maziwisa
said: “There was an insinuation that when we approached ZPC, I claimed that I
had been given some kind of authority by then VP Mnangagwa. The claim was made
during the State case as a matter of fact, but I want to put it on record that
such interaction never happened.
“I had numerous interactions with President Mnangagwa, but
at no point did I ask for any kind of favour, and I feel that kind of
allegation came from someone trying to cause tension between President
Mnangagwa and me or his current crusade on corruption, and I repeat, I never
ever asked for favours from the President.”
Jonathan Samukange is representing Maziwisa (34), who is
being charged together with Oscar Pambuka (33). Maziwisa is the director of
Fruitful Communications, while Pambuka is employed as a media executive.
Pambuka was expected to testify after Maziwisa, late
yesterday afternoon. Michael Reza appeared for the State.
Meanwhile, a Harare court yesterday relaxed the bail
conditions of the three Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) bosses –
group chief executive officer Joshua Chifamba, managing director Julian
Chinembiri and finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo – who stand accused of
criminal abuse of office after they allegedly swindled their employer of $11
million in a tender scam.
Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa ordered the trio to report
once a fortnight to the police after the State, represented by Sebastian
Mutizirwa, consented to their request, saying they were now looking for ways to
survive after they had been suspended from work without benefits. Newsday
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