A ZANU-PF MP is under investigation for allegedly diverting over ZiG1.3 million from the parliamentary Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
Tasara Hungwe, who represents Mberengwa East in the National Assembly, is accused of moving the money shortly after it was disbursed by Parliament in August 2025.
The funds allegedly ended up in the account of a microfinance company, which reportedly paid him out in United States dollars.
It is alleged that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) was ready to arrest Hungwe last week, but a senior ZANU-PF official reportedly intervened.
ZACC has declined to comment, while Hungwe denies any wrongdoing. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit is said to be assisting in the investigation.
Hungwe, a first-term MP elected in 2023, is also a director of two companies – Tatiude (Pvt) Ltd and Matquick Hardware (Pvt) Ltd.
Documents seen by ZimLive show that Mberengwa East received ZiG1,341,500 (about US$53,000) under the CDF on 14 August 2025.
Soon after, Hungwe transferred ZiG799,641.32 to Tatiude and ZiG440,171.37 to Matquick Hardware, both linked to him.
The companies then moved the funds to Simbaramabwe Construction and Hardware (Pvt) Ltd – ZiG760,000 from Tatiude and ZiG361,000 from Matquick – which in turn channelled the money to Success Microfinance, where investigators lose the trail. Authorities suspect the firm paid Hungwe in US dollars.
CDF allocations are meant to fund pre-approved constituency projects, managed by a local committee including the area senator, proportional representation MP, selected councillors, and traditional leaders. Committee members operate a designated account and are authorised signatories.
Hungwe has insisted he can account for the funds but refused to answer questions about the companies involved, the CDF committee members, or which projects received funding.
He is the second ZANU-PF MP to face a CDF investigation this year. In January, Chiredzi West MP Darlington Chiwa was arrested by ZACC for allegedly diverting over ZiG990,000 (around US$50,000 at the April 2025 exchange rate) from the constituency account into his personal accounts.
Chiwa is accused of spending the money on personal items, including beer, shoes, groceries, and building materials, with only a small portion going toward constituency projects. The case is still pending.
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