Justice Kwenda reserves judgment in Chimombe, Mpofu application

HARARE, Jan. 7 (NewsDay Live) – A High Court judge has reserved judgment in an application by businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court their conviction and sentence in the goat scandal.

The two were last month convicted and sentenced to 12 and 17 years in prison, respectively, after a full trial for defrauding the government of US$7,7 million through a presidential goat tender scheme.

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