Chitown case: witness confused

The trial of former Chitungwiza Municipality Director of Education, Housing and Community Services, Jemina Gumbo, accused of illegally allocating 22 commercial stands to businesses in Chitungwiza, commenced at the High Court yesterday with prosecution having a torrid time in leading the first witness.

CHARLES LAITON

Leading prosecutor Public Mpofu was forced to make an application for a postponement of the matter after his witness, Chitungwiza administration assistant, Wadzanai Dube, failed to articulate herself while attempting to explain how she discharges her duties.

Dube told High Court judge, Justice Martin Makonese, that she signed the allocation forms that formed Gumbo’s criminal case after getting an instruction from her to do so.

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