Mzembi’s trial in false start

THE trial of former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi failed to take off yesterday after High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero postponed the matter to January 28.

Mzembi is facing a charge of theft of trust property involving US$2 million, allegedly committed during his tenure as Tourism minister.

The former Cabinet minister, who has been in custody for nearly a year following his arrest upon returning from self-imposed exile, has reportedly been unwell for some time while on remand.

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