Own Correspondent

DRAX International local representative Delish Nguwaya remained behind bars Monday night awaiting bail ruling on Tuesday.

Nguwaya appeared for his bail hearing late Monday afternoon charged in the Covid-19 medical supplies scandal.

State, led by Charles Muchemwa opposed bail citing that Nguwaya had previous convictions and was a flight risk since he was facing a lengthy jail term.

It, however, emerged after cross examination that Nguwaya has no previous convictions as previously stated in the charge sheet.

This was after the investigating officer failed to substantiate this claim that the State had used on grounds of the Form 242 charge sheet.

Nguwaya’s defence led by Tafadzwa Hungwe of Samukange and Hungwe Attorneys, made submissions that he had no reason to flee since he was not answering in his own capacity.

Hungwe argued that Nguwaya was not a director of Drax neither was he involved, at any stage, in the authoring of the documents that initiated the deal in question.

The matter was presided over by magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti who rolled it over to Tuesday.