This came out on Thursday during the ongoing public
hearings where the suspended City’s town clerk Eng Hosiah Chisango appeared
before the commission.
Mr Thabani Mpofu, who is leading evidence from witnesses
appearing before the commission, questioned Eng Chisango about the alleged
looting of cattle from one of its farms which normally have an average of 3000
herds.
“The information that we received is that of those 3 000
cattle that you have, over 100 cattle are said to die every month and the
allegation is that these cattle are being looted,” he said.
“In order to account for them, you then, as council, report
that over 100 have died every month, over 100 cattle died of natural causes,”
Mr Thabani said.
However, Engineer Chisango clarified that the project in
question was not primarily a cattle ranching venture, but rather a sewage
treatment and effluent management system where cattle were introduced.
He also cited the absence of expert care for the cattle as
another reason for the alleged mysterious disappearance of cattle.
“I have not seen the report, but my thoughts on the
situation are that, as a council, we focus more on wastewater management,” said
Eng Chisango.
“That is why we wanted to explore it as a business
opportunity, allowing us to bring in experts to properly care for the animals.”
However, Engineer Chisango admitted that there were no
robust accounting systems for the cattle, as the council is primarily focused
on wastewater management.
Mr Mpofu submitted before the commission that the farm had
become a “looting paradise” for city officials. Herald
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