Former cabinet minister, Olivia Muchena has been taken to the High Court by the Parliament of Zimbabwe over US$32 000 advanced to her as a loan for the purpose of purchasing a motor vehicle when she was still a legislator.
Parliament says it entered into a verbal agreement with Muchena for the advancement of the loan which was supposed to be repaid through a stop order facility. Muchena allegedly agreed that in the event she ceased to be a member of parliament before the expiry of her term of office through expulsion, parliament would be entitled to claim the balance of the loan together with any other expenses incurred in recovering such monies.
Following the agreement, Muchena allegedly bought a Ford Ranger T6 before she was expelled from parliament by Zanu PF on the 17th of March 2015. After calculations, Muchena allegedly owes parliament US$32 000. In response, Muchena requested further particulars on how the sum was advanced and the details of payment as well as the details of the payment plan.
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