Mr Mambanje was set to deliver the ruling yesterday but
deferred it to tomorrow after he failed to complete writing the ruling because
of a power outage that disrupted operations for almost the whole day at the
Harare Magistrates Court.
The State led by Mrs Netsai Mushayabasa opposed the
application. Circumstances leading to Chombo’s arrest are that between 2000 and
2015 when he was Minister of Local Government, he allegedly caused homeseekers
to deposit money into Ignatius Chombo Housing Cooperative’s Agribank account
for land development.
It is alleged that Chombo promised to allocate the
homeseekers stands on Kia Ora Farm under Zvimba Rural District Council.
Further allegations are that during the same period, he
used his influence as minister and allocated to himself 125 commonage stands in
Haydon Park and another five low density commonage stands at Philadelphia Farm
in Harare.
The stands were allegedly surrendered by Misheck Mangwende.
Chombo is also accused of allocating stands to companies he allegedly owns —
Comverol Enterprise (Pvt) Ltd, Cayford and Cavford (Pvt) Ltd at Carrick Creagh
Farm in Harare — without paying for the stands.
He also allegedly sold State land at Order Farm to Sensene
Investments (Pvt) Limited and is alleged to have instructed officers at the
Local Government Ministry to sign a Deed of Settlement for Stoneridge Farm for
Phillip Chiyangwa’s Pinnacle Holdings without Cabinet approval. Herald
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