SUSPENDED Chitungwiza mayor, Phillip Mutoti, who was
convicted together with the town’s housing director Kennedy Dube of criminal
abuse of office, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.
Four months were suspended for five years, while the
remaining eight months were commuted to 280 hours of community service.
Magistrate Francis Mapfumo found them guilty of working in
common purpose and allocating a residential stand to Mutoti’s three-year-old
son.
Mutoti’s son was listed as self-employed and a lodger at
Number 343 St Mary’s in Chitungwiza in application forms filed at the local
authority.
As a result, the minor was allocated Stand Number 26008 in
Unit C, Chitungwiza, and his lodgers’ card was produced in court as exhibit.
Mapfumo said in his ruling: “There is no way a
three-year-old can be self-employed or be allocated a residential stand. The
facts, which were provided on behalf of Mutoti’s son, showed that it was never
in any way indicated that the State allocated a stand to someone else on behalf
of Nathan.” Newsday
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