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Harare Council Official Poisoned And Threatened With Death For Exposing Corruption

2 months agoThu, 16 Jan 2025 07:38:25 GMT
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Harare Council Official Poisoned And Threatened With Death For Exposing Corruption

A Harare City Council official has revealed that people exposing corruption at Town House are being threatened with death, while some have been poisoned.

Speaking before the Commission of Inquiry appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2024 to investigate suspected financial mismanagement and corruption in Harare dating back to 2017, acting Human Capital Director Bosman Matengarufu claimed he had received death threats, survived an assassination attempt, and was poisoned as corrupt cartels sought to silence him.

Matengarufu also recounted an incident in 2020 when he was chased out of a workshop in Chinhoyi by an individual armed with a gun. He said (via Business Times):

The City of Harare is a toxic environment. I was poisoned twice and it’s on record. I was chased away at a Chinhoyi workshop with a gun to deter me from exposing corruption in any way.

When asked by Justice Maphios Cheda, the chairman of the Commission, about the reason for his poisoning, Matengarufu responded:

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I was demoted after Marara’s return from allegations of corruption. I was acting in his place during his absence due to corruption charges. After (Matthew) Marara returned, I was demoted, and that’s when the fight began.

He said Marara created a fictitious position within the council and allocated himself a substantial sum of money, sparking controversy. Said Matengarufu:

There are matters within the council you should never tamper with if you want to live. (These are) land, appointments, water, procurement.

Matengarufu’s testimony appears to support speculation that one of the key council officials, who had threatened in a letter to the Local Government Ministry to expose rampant corruption at the local authority, was killed by the cartel.

The official, Funny Machipisa, who served as District Administration Manager, died under mysterious circumstances last year. His family believes his death was the result of foul play.

Before his death, Machipisa had voiced concerns about being pushed out of his position to silence him. In a letter dated July 9, 2024, he revealed that he was being targeted for opposing the councillors’ push to allocate residential stands in affluent areas rather than their respective wards.

Machipisa had warned that their plan to remove him was designed to prevent him from testifying before the ongoing Commission of Inquiry.

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10 Comments

skun · 2 months ago
problem is they won't stop until he is 6feet under..kune vanhu vane hutsinye shuwa..the devil walks amongst us disguised in sheep clothing..rule number one,trust no one 🙌
𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖉 𝕿𝖆𝖑𝖐 · 2 months ago
Corruption is everywhere, you can even find it in some well known churches
Duma Dako · 2 months ago
Pindula sports section wakaiisa kupi
Black Mambazo · 2 months ago
@Duma Dako kkkkkkkkkkk bhoo here zita rako iro ngadzose sports update
Putin · 2 months ago
Zanu PF and CCC Tshabangu destroying Harare
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😎MR NICE😎 · 2 months ago
naChamisa vamwe chete avo
S. Class · 2 months ago
PINDULA CAN YOU KINDLY UPDATE US ON THE WEATHER FOCAST
Satan 👹 · 2 months ago
wuranayi ikoko
Dzehonye · 2 months ago
It's getting tough,

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