Former Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Jason Machaya was arrested for abuse of office.
When contacted for comment by The Herald, Machaya’s lawyer, Mr Hillary Garikayi of Garikayi and Company law firm confirmed that his client had been summoned by the police but said he was still to get details of the case. However, sources who spoke to the publication said Machaya was summoned to Gweru Central Police Station before being taken to Gokwe Police Station.
The sources said the charges against Machaya arise from the manner in which he allegedly allocated land to private developers in Midlands province. The Herald reports that it saw a list of about 60 land cases in which Machaya is being implicated together with other senior officials in the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing in Midlands Province.
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