Ezekiel Guti, Nehemiah Mutendi Among The Clerics Who Benefited From The RBZ Mechanisation Scheme And Never Repaid Their Debts - Magaisa

Popular Constitutional lawyer Alex Magaisa in his blog the Big Saturday Read has listed 2 esteemed clergymen, ZAOGA’s founder Ezekial Guti and ZCC leader Nehemiah Mutendi as 2 of the 5 clerics who benefitted from the RBZ’s controversial Farm mechanisation scheme.

Magaisa said ii is not surprising why the clerics were the government’s foremost endorsers. Magaisa provided the list of the clerics who never repaid their debts in the scheme and the amounts they owe and said:

1. Archbishop Ezekiel Guti who is listed as owing US$116,693.00;
2. Nolbert Kunonga who was very popular with the Mugabe regime at the time of the Farm Mechanisation Scheme was awarded a loan of US$98,661.00.
3. Agatha Kunonga who is listed as having received US$58,318.00.
4. Rutendo Wutawunashe is listed as owing US$18,200.00.
5. Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi was the biggest beneficiary among members of the clergy, with two loans of US$271,000.00 and US$315,600.00 for a grand total of US$586,600.00

Magaisa said it was no surprise why the clerics would take sides with the ruling part despite the government’s alleged incompetence and corruption and said;