By Stephen Chandisareva.
Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South) – Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) said among Zanu PF Ministers, Ignatius Chombo is the most corrupt Minister ever.
Addressing the media in the capital, the axed Hurungwe West lawmaker said President Mugabe has a soft spot for corrupt Chombo.
“I personally used to talk to the President about the Land irregularities about Cde Chombo, when l was Secretary for Land. When l approached the President about land issue pertaining to White farmers, l told him that Chombo is the one who is accommodating white farmers.
‘’When they agreed that all districts must have five white farmers, Zvimba was sitting on 44 and Hurungwe had 3 white farmers. And all these 44 sitting in Zvimba were supported and protected by Chombo.
“He was the deputy secretary for Land and within no time he was made substantively secretary for land not deputy.
Mliswa accused the President of keep promoting Cde Chombo and not taking action against the corrupt Chombo.
“So instead of being demoted, he was promoted.
“All the corruption charges levelled against him, had never been investigated as he has moved to Minister of Home Affairs where he controls the police and how can the police investigate their own boss Mpofu acquired nearly 100 percent shareholding in Allied Bank,
previously known as the Zimbabwe Allied Banking Group, about two years ago when one of his investment vehicles, Trebo and Khays (Private) Limited, injected over US$20 million to rescue the struggling bank.
Trebo and Khays also owns York House in Bulawayo, purchased several years ago from Old Mutual.
Apart from owning Allied Bank, Mpofu is also invested in a cross-section of industries, among them agriculture, where he operates a thriving cattle ranch. He is also into the security sector, transport, property, tourism and hospitality as well as the print media, through The Zimbabwe Mail. He is the brains behind Khanondo Safaris and Tours (Private) Limited, which holds hunting concessions and tour operations worth millions of United States dollars.
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