Wikileaks: Chombo among ZANU-PF officials who got multiple farms
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 07:08
Leaked documents that were circulating in March 2003 listed Local Government
Minister Ignatius Chombo as one of the top officials of the Zimbabwe African
National Union- Patriotic Front who had received more than one farm under
the controversial land reform programme.
Chombo, one-time ZANU-PF chief whip Joram Gumbo, former Masvingo provincial
governor Josiah Hungwe, political commissar Elliott Manyika, businessman
Mutumwa Mawere, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi and his wife, the late
Sabina Mugabe, Boniface Shamu and police spokesman Wayne Vudzijena were
reported to have gotten two farms each.
One notch up with three farms were: Indigenisation Minister Saviour
Kasukuwere, former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, air force chief
Perence Shiri and Mines Minister Obert Mpofu.
Former governor Peter Chanetsa had four farms and one for his wife. Someone
only cited as C. Chingosho had seven farms.
The names are contained in a cable released by Wikileaks and dispatched by
ambassador Joseph Sullivan on 5 March 2003.