Kombo and Kasi allegedly fraudulently acquired fake
certificates to practice law in Zimbabwe after obtaining Bachelor of Laws
degrees in England.
The two are being jointly charged with Huggins Hardwork
Duri, who is the suspended executive secretary of the Council for Legal
Education.
They appeared before Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka and Kombo
pleaded not guilty.
The State prosecutor, Anesu Chirenje, led the first witness
Joe Zimba, who is the finance and adminstrative manager at of Council for Legal Education.
Zimba said that Kombo and husband had a case to answer.
He said the third accused person, Huggins Duri, was his
superior at CLE and was responsible for sending the list to Fidelity for
printing of the certificates.
Zimba told the court that the couple’s names failed to
appear on the consolidated schedule list for August 2022 which carried the
names of students who sat for the exam.
He said if the names did not appear on this list, it was an
indication that they did not write the exams.
During cross examination by the prosecutor, Zimba said one
could not obtain a certificate if his or her name did not appear on the
certificate collection schedule.
Zimba said he did not know how Kombo and her husband
obtained the documents since they were never involved in the process of the
exams and they did not pass the exams.
If someone applies for exemption, they are given a
certificate that is different from the completion certificate.
The trial is ongoing until tomorrow. H Metro
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