Former Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Jason Machaya has made a bail application at the High Court after spending Christmas in remand prison.
This comes after Machaya was denied bail when he appeared before Gokwe magistrate Ms Sithabile Zungula who denied him bail. Machaya is facing charges of abuse of office. Machaya’s lawyer, Mr Hillary Garikayi of Garikayi and Company confirmed they have approached the High Court seeking bail.
During the period 2011 and 2017, Machaya allegedly used his official powers to acquire 1 000 residential stands instead of 300 in Mapfungautsi under Gokwe Town Council contrary to Government policy, which allows the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to acquire just 10 percent of the total stands as per requirement of the Commonage Law.
As a result, Gokwe Town Council lost revenue in respect of the 700 stands. Machaya further imposed a land developer known as Striations World Marketing Property Developers to service and sell the stands without following proper tender procedure.
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