Tanyanyiwa awaits ruling

concealing from a principal personal interest in a transaction when his trial opened last month before regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya.
His lawyer Mr Admire Rubaya notified the court of the defence intention to apply for discharge after prosecutor Mr Oliver Marwa closed the State’s case.
Both the defence and State counsel agreed to make written submissions and Mr Mujaya will rule on the matter on September 14.
On the first fraud case Tanyanyiwa, well knowing that he had no money to buy a house, allegedly hatched a plan to defraud Chitungwiza Municipality and took US$165 000 from council to buy a house in Chisipite.
On charges of corruptly concealing a personal interest in a transaction from a principal, the State says during the period extending from September to December last year Tanyanyiwa allegedly offered the Chisipite house through his estate agent for rental to Chitungwiza Municipality director of urban planning, Mr Conrad Muchesa.
It is alleged Tanyanyiwa, with the intention to deceive, did not disclose his personal interest in the house to his principal and council                         ended up paying him US$1 300 per month for five months as rental for his property.
As a result, council suffered a prejudice of US$6 500.
He is also accused of criminal abuse of duty after he allegedly corruptly acquired three commercial stands using names of three different shelf companies.
Tanyanyiwa allegedly prejudiced his employer of US$170 000 when he diverted funds meant for the purchase of three Toyota Fortuners for other senior officials to buy his Toyota Land Cruiser V8.