Prosecutor Anesu Chirenje said : “We have enough evidence
to use during the trial which includes the tax clearance certificate, valuation
of tender documents from Ministry of Lands, bank statements from CABS, the
minutes of the meeting with Blackdeck, among other things.”
Allegations are 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.
Four companies — Kotrum Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, Blackdeck
Livestock and Poultry Farming, Millytake Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd and Zvikomborero
Farms (Pvt) Ltd — responded to the Ministry by submitting their bids.
It is alleged that the duo participated in the tender
knowing that Blackdeck Livestock and Poultry Farming is 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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