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Remember Deketeke-Herald Correspondent
Harare deputy mayor, Councillor Rosemary Muronda and former Harare South Member of Parliament , have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on allegations of land fraud.
ZACC confirmed this in a statement yesterday.
In addition, ZACC dispelled rumours that swelled yesterday afternoon that Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume had also been arrested, clarifying that he was only invited for questioning and later released.
In a telephone interview last night, ZACC Commissioner Kindness Paradza also confirmed the arrests.
“Yes, we arrested Mashayamombe, but as for the mayor, we only invited him for questioning.
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“This means the mayor, at this stage, is not under arrest. Having said that, investigations are currently in progress,” he said.
Mashayamombe is facing fraud charges, while Clr Muronda was been arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office.
The arrests stem from an alleged scheme involving the fraudulent sale of City of Harare land, which has implicated several senior council officials.
Comm Paradza further said two other senior City of Harare officials linked to the case are still at large, but investigators are closing in on them.
Clr Muronda and Mashayamombe are expected to appear in court soon.
