Zanu-PF legislator in court

three batches into the account.
The signatories were Ndambakuwa and two councillors, Badwell Chasara and Henry Dandawa.
On November 13, Ndambakuwa reportedly misrepresented to the constituency committee that he intended to buy four grinding mills for the four wards in the constituency.
Acting upon the misrepresentation, the committee withdrew US$10 000 to buy the grinding mills.
It is alleged Ndambakuwa pocketed the money.
The offence came to light following an audit by the Ministry of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs in May last year.
After the discovery of the offence, Ndambakuwa reportedly tendered a quotation from Fastsellers Hardware purporting it to be a receipt for building materials for Sadzi School worth US$4 972.
He also tendered two backdated cash  receipts of US$240 each from Stockday Distributors Pvt Ltd to prove he bought two generators yet he bought one, which he converted to personal use.
He requested for a cash receipt for another generator, which he promised to pay later and never did.
It is alleged Ndambakuwa did all this to cover up for the offence.
After he failed to account for the first withdrawal, the other signatories refused to authorise another withdrawal.
On December 31 2010, it is alleged that he manufactured minutes purporting that the Magunje CDF committee had resolved to change signatories to the bank account.
The two councillors were then replaced by Ndambakuwa’s wife, Lydia Musonza and his friend Joel Zvikonyauswa.
The legislator, it is alleged, withdrew US$16 660 from the account, which he pocketed.
The court further heard that from December 7 2010 to January 24 last year, Ndambakuwa made three separate withdrawals amounting to US$23 000.
He again converted the money to his own use.
To cover up, the legislator tendered two quotations from Fastsellers Hardware purporting to be receipts for the purchase of building materials worth US$9 260.
He claimed to have bought the materials for Zvarayi Secondary School and Mukakatanwa School yet he had not bought anything.