MDC Alliance candidate faces arrest

HARARE magistrate Elisha Singano has issued a warrant of arrest against MDC Alliance’s Mutare North parliamentary candidate Godfrey Munyamana who faces allegations of swindling a city man of $380 000 in a botched property disposal deal.

Munyamana who was yesterday supposed to appear at the Harare Magistrates Court for trial together with his wife, Fadzai, but absconded.

The accused have denied the charge of defrauding Frank Humbe had initially indicated that they preferred an out-of-court settlement through their lawyer Rungano Mahuni, but the State wants them brought to court for trial.

This story is for NewsDay subscribers.