Speaking to NewsDay, former Midlands Provincial Affairs minister and senator for Gokwe Jason Machaya’s lawyer Hillary Garikayi confirmed his client had granted $1 000 bail by the High Court. He could however not disclose the conditions of the bail before consulting his client, who is admitted at Gweru Provincial Hospital after he was taken ill while in detention at WhaWha Prison.
Machaya’s bail application was struck off the court roll on Tuesday due to what Garikayi said was an administrative issue that was immediately rectified allowing for his case to be heard yesterday. Machaya is being accused of abuse of office during his tenure as Provincial Affairs minister.
Machaya was involved in an horrific accident in Chegutu on his way to Gweru from Harare in July last year. Garikayi said apart from that, he was still mourning the death of his son in an accident when he was arrested.
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