BY A CORRESPONDENT| A Harare lawyer Douglas Chinawa has been implicated in a land scam in which the Sheriff of Zimbabwe Mcduff Madega granted him powers to transfer Stand Number 654 Pomona Township to a company owned by controversial businessman Kenneth Raydon Sharpe.
654 Pomona Township which measures 273, 2923 hectares belongs to The President of Zimbabwe.
According to papers in possession of ZimEye, Madega nominated Chinawa of Chinawa law chambers to transfer of land to Sharpe’s Doorex Properties in full knowledge of the fact it was subject of litigation by Harare legislator Norman Markham.
Markham is challenging the transfer of 654 Pomona Township to Sharpe as payment for the construction of Airport Road arguing that Sharpe did fulfil the terms of the agreement.
“I Mcduff Madega, in my capacity as the Sheriff for Zimbabwe acting in terms of an order of the High Court of Zimbabwe, at Harare passed under case No HC4528/19 on 3rd June 2019 for THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Douglas Chinawa or Takunda Emmanuel Gumbo or Anna Mapanzure or Blessed Ngwenya or Effort Nkazimulo Dube, with power of substitution to be my lawful Attorney or Agent in my name, place and stead, to appear before the Registrar of Deeds at Harare and then and there, as my act and deed to make transfer to DOOREX PROPERTIES LIMITED of certain 273,2923 hectares of land called Stand 654 Pomona Township situate in the District of Salisbury, held under Deed of Grant No 2884/2010 dated 1st July 2010: subject to conditions mentioned or referred to in the said Deed,” reads Madega’s declaration to the High Court.
Madega is currently on the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) radar after he abused his position to fraudulently sell private properties attached by the courts.
According to state media reports, at least nine reports that involve improper sale of seized properties have been reported to ZACC.
Madega is accused of working with a cartel of people from his offices, auctioneers and officials at deeds office to target properties attached by the courts.