Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu’s Web of Lies Exposed: Fake Address Revealed in Court

Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu’s Web of Lies Exposed: Fake Address Revealed in Court

Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu’s web of deceit continued to unravel on the second day of their bail hearing at the Harare Magistrates Court. The two politicians-turned-businessmen spent another night behind bars, accused of defrauding the government of over US$7 million in a failed Presidential Goat Scheme.

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Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu Supplied Fake Address For Their Company

A Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigating officer testified that the businessmen provided a fake address for their bogus company, Blackdeck Livestock and Poultry. Led by State prosecutor Anesu Chirenje, Gamuchirai Zimunhu opposed the bail application filed by Chimombe and Mpofu, convinced that Mpofu had given a fake address.

Zimunhu explained that Mpofu had provided the address of an under-construction house in Greendale, describing it as inhabitable and pointing to the possibility of deliberate misinformation to mislead investigators.

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Further Evidence

Her colleague, Henry Chapwanya, corroborated this, telling Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa that the house had no doors or windows further suggesting that no one was living there.

“We found an unfinished house at the address provided by the first accused (Mpofu). The house has no doors and windows and doesn’t look like anyone stays there. We went around the house and it shows no one stays there,” he said.

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Public Disorder Concerns

Chapwanya also argued that releasing the suspects on bail could lead to public protests, which could undermine the country’s peace and security, as Zimbabwe was preparing to host the SADC summit in the coming weeks.

“If released on bail, there will be protests which will undermine peace and security in the nation as the country is expecting to host the SADC summit in the next few weeks,” he said.

The bail hearing was adjourned to Tuesday for further proceedings, as the court considered the evidence presented by the state prosecutors and the investigating officers.

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