Perjury Accused Land Baron Evading Justice In Zimbabwe
5 May 2021
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By A Correspondent| Controversial land baron and Pokugara Properties owner Kenneth Raydon Sharpe is on the run and evading justice after lying under oath and maliciously destroying property belonging to a Harare developer George Katsimberis.

Sharpe is accused of conniving with staff from his office and City of Harare officials to destroy a show house built by Katsimberis as part of a joint venture agreement they entered into for the development of cluster houses in Borrowdale.

He is also charged with perjury after falsifying information on an affidavit submitted to court as part of his response to the malicious damage to property case.

Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, the man at the centre of the controversial land transfer

In court papers in the hands of ZimEye, Sharpe who is jointly charged with six others including suspended City of Harare Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, Engineer Isaiah Zvenyika Chawatama, Samuel Nyabezi, Lasten Taonezvi Michael John Van Blerk, Simbarashe Kadye and Mandla Marlone Ndebele allegedly destroyed a show house built by Katsimberis at the corner of Teviotdale and Whitwell Road in Borrowdale.

“In that on the date to the prosecutor unknown but during the period extending from July 2018 to October 2018 and at Plot 9 of 21 on consolidated stand number 19559 of 19828 Harare Township Corner Teviotdale and Whitwell road, Borrrowdale, Pokugara Properties (Private) Limited, Michael John Van Blerk, Mandla Marlone Ndebele, City of Harare, Hosiah Chisango, Isaiah Zvenyika Chawatama, Samuel Nyabezi, Lasten Taonezvi and Kenneth Raydon Sharpe who is still at large, one or more of them knowing that Georgios Katsimberis is entitled to own, possess or control any property or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that another person may so be entitled, damaged or destroyed the property intending to cause damage or destruction…” reads part of the summons written by the police.

Meanwhile, Katsimberis’ lawyer Tendai Biti told Harare magistrate Sandra Mupindu that Sharpe was a fugitive of justice.

“My lady the accused is a land developer, sometime in 2016 he formed a joint venture company with the complainant who is a fugitive from justice, at large and land baron, Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, Pokugara Properties managing director John Michael Van Blerk and have brought up charges to my client who is also the chief witness hence there are similar cases for them before the Courts,” said Biti.