D-DAY FOR RG STAFF IN CAMEROONIANS SAGA

Zvikomborero Parafini

THE employees from the Registrar General’s Office, who allegedly facilitated the illegal issuance of passports to Cameroonian nationals, are back in court today for their bail ruling.

Ruramai Mutyatya, Maureen Natasha Munemo, Chiedza Hlomani, Romio Shonhiwa, Marian Roman, Tanaka Lisaphael Magaya, Edith Moto, Grace Kapungu, Lackmore Chinokokora, Neria Sombi, Trymore Chipanga and Acid Asidi initially appeared before Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa on Wednesday charged with criminal abuse of office.

The case was remanded to today after their lawyers filed a bail application which was equally opposed by prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti.

Mutyatya is employed by the Registrar General’s office as a supervisor while Sombi, Chipanga and Asidi are employed by Advert (Pvt) Limited as cleaners and are attached to the Registrar General’s office.

The rest are processing officers.

The court heard that the suspects connived with a quartet of Cameroonians – Christiana BoyembeDumba, Emile MuyaMuya, Marvel NgeiTegha and Yvette KumNnam – to acquire passports at the Registrar’s Office.

BoyembeDumba was issued a Zimbabwean passport bearing the name Christiana Mhereyenyoka, MuyaMuya was issued a  passport bearing the name Emile Chingwaru, NgeiTegha was issued a passport bearing the name Marvel Chimbwanda and Yvette KumNnam was issued a passport bearing the name Yvette Maini.

The Cameroonians were arrested at Beitbridge Border Post on their way to South Africa.