Kuwaza Assassinated?
18 April 2017
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Ray Nkosi | Former State Procurement boss Charles Kuwaza has been assassinated, sources close to the reported ‘suicide’ have claimed.

Kuwaza was reported by the state media to have leapt to his death from the 9th floor of Club Chambers building in Harare. It was said he was collecting documents to help with his defence in a matter before the courts.

But the state media rushed to announce his death describing it as a suicide way before any police could confirm that.

Subsequently, the police have ironically now ignored the assassination pointers and decided to follow the media report. A police source said “Investigations are still ongoing. Detectives are trying to put together bits and pieces of the gathered exhibits. What was reported to the police was a suicide case so we are investigating suicide and not assassination.”

ZimEye sources have brought in fresh information disputing the suicide claims on several grounds, arguing instead that the former Robert Mugabe and Amai’s right hand man was pushed before he could explode and expose named bigwigs implicated in the corruption case he is charged together with. While the nature of the documents he was said to have been collecting was not clear, this is not the first time convenient ‘suicides’ have taken place in the ruling Zanu PF party. There is the unresolved case of  Maurice Nyagumbo who is said to have also committed suicide in 1989, by drinking rat poison after being charged with perjury during Willowgate scandal investigations. There are also several others which include the death of Albert Mugabe in the early 80s. In Nyagumbo’s case for instance, corruption links with top bigwigs is said to have been the chief colluding factor.

 

Kuwaza popularly known as Mohamed Farah Idid is reported to have thrown himself from the 9th floor.

Kuwaza accused of five counts of corruption involving over $1 million and ZW$2,5 billion, was last month freed on $2 000 bail.

Kuwaza was on a life support system at Metropolitan Clinic after he suddenly fell seriously ill soon after his arrest.

 As part of bail conditions, Kuwaza was ordered to report at CID Commercial Crime Unit and to surrender title deeds to his Belvedere property.
His lawyer, Mr Shadreck Chisoko, however, told the court that he was having challenges in submitting the title deeds because it does not make reference to an address but only a stand number.
 However, the court confirmed the title deeds. It is alleged that Kawaza committed the offences while at the helm of SPB. Prosecuting, Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa told the court that Kuwaza was employed by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) as SPB executive chairman from September 1, 2001 to November 27, 2015.

He said during his tenure of office, Kuwaza allegedly engaged in criminal activities to the prejudice of the State. The allegations stemmed from transactions unearthed by an OPC special audit.

According to the indictment, Kuwaza was facing one count of theft, two counts of fraud and two counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.

0 Replies to “Kuwaza Assassinated?”

  1. Kuwaza had always been a victim from way back…Food poisoning, car tempering ,etc…This is not the first time he was falsely accused, wasn’t apprehended because he always fought them with the truth. This time around they made sure that he wouldn’t rise..Why would he kill himself, while obtaining evidence to defend himself in court? If he did wanted to kill himself he would have done it in many other places or give up on his life since he was sick, than dying such a painful death. Why did the State media rush to conclude it was suicide before even the police had done any investigations? Who doesn’t know that Club Chambers also has CIOs? I see foul play.

  2. Godfrey Majonga suffered the same fate. Tsvangirai escaped a similar attack. Pane nyaya apa