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Agritex officer for Makonde district Ennie Murungu was arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office on Wednesday.
Murungu who is an Agritex Supervisor for Wards 3, 5 and 7 in Makonde is accused of fraudulently recommending the issuance of farming inputs under the ARDA Joint Venture Programme contract farming to one Nodwell Manuel who is not a farmer.
ARDA was prejudiced of 20 metric tonnes of Compound D fertiliser and herbicides after Manuel received the farming inputs and sold them at the black market.
Murungu appeared at the Chinhoyi Provincial Court on 28 February 2024 and was remanded to 19 March on $US100 bail.
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