Mamombe was supposed to appear at the Harare Magistrates
Court for trial on charges of ‘unnecessary movement during the Covid-19
national lockdown’ but the State resummoned her to appear in court on December
8.
The State had not furnished her with documents to prepare
for her trial.
She allegedly went to Mukushi Compound in Tynwald North and
Chichera Farm located in Marlborough during the high-level lockdown.
The State alleges that on April 24 last year Mamombe and
her accomplices, who are still at large, allegedly connived to breach the
Covid-19 national lockdown regulations and went to Mukushi Compound and
Chichera Farm without any exemption.
At the farms, Mamombe and her accomplices allegedly shot
videos and interviewed several occupants at the farms in connection with the
high-level lockdown.
They allegedly said that several people living on the farms
were starving to the point of eating worms and insects known as mamunye in
vernacular.
Under the lockdown people were allowed to go out to get
food, normally not travelling more than 5km but if there were no shops or
supplies within than radius they could travel further.
Police investigations revealed that Mamombe was residing in
Glen Norah C, Harare during that time and she unnecessarily moved across the
town to the said farms without any exemption.
The State claims that there is video footage showing
Mamombe and her team at the farms carrying out interviews. Herald
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