Online Reporter
Paul Pindani in CHINHOYI
TRIAL of Municipality of Chinhoyi ( MOC) Councillor, Godfrey Muzhandamhuri, who was dragged to court for assaulting another councillor during a council ordinary meeting was postponed to October 14.
The postponement was granted by magistrate Kudzanai Mahaso due to the unavailability of Muzhandamhuri’s defence counsel who was away attending a funeral.
Ward 10 Councillor, Muzhandamhuri, 37, is being charged with a count of assault.
The complainant is Cllr David Malunga, 51, of Ward 8, who is employed by Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, as a storekeeper.
It is the state’s case that on September 16, at around 5:30 pm, Chinhoyi Municipality held a Council meeting at the Chinhoyi Civic Centre.
Cllr Muzhandamhuri and Cllr Malunga attended the meeting as sitting Councillors.
The court heard that during the meeting, Cllr Malunga raised a point on reimbursement of allowances to the Council by Councillors, who had attended a Council business meeting in Victoria Falls.
This did not go well with Cllr Muzhandamhuri.
A heated debate erupted, and Cllr Muzhandamhuri charged towards where Cllr Malunga was seated.
He went on to assault Malunga, slapping him twice on the head.
Cllr Muzhandamhuri was then restrained from further assaulting Cllr Malunga by fellow councillors − Cllr Ignatius Zvigadza and Cllr Voster Mashevedzanwa.
Cllr Malunga was then excused from the meeting and Cllr Muzhandamhuri followed him.
Mathew Masinge