The bail hearing stalled last week as the magistrate was
not feeling well. Prosecutor Anesu Chirenje has led evidence from the lead
investigator, Henry Chapwanya, who is now being cross examined by the duo’s
lawyers.
The court heard that in 2021, the Government, as part of
the Rural Development Agenda, introduced the Presidential Goat Pass-on scheme
targeting to alleviate poverty among the less privileged households across the
country.
The Government had targeted to buy special goat breeds for
households and their village heads and it anticipated to procure more than 500
000 goats for this scheme.
The Government mandated the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture,
Water, Fisheries and Rural Development to implement this programme and the
ministry flighted a tender for the supply and delivery of the goats.
It is alleged that Chimombe and Mpofu participated in the
tender knowing that Blackdeck Livestock and Poultry Farming was not registered
and does not have a valid ZIMRA Tax Clearance certificate and National Social
Security Authority compliance certificate required for a company to be eligible
to bid in that tender.
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