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Fungai Jachi Court Reporter
A Central Intelligence official last Friday appeared in court on allegations of extorting $10 000 from a Kenyan using the name of Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi.

Zvikomborero Walter Ngorima (34), who is attached at Parliament of Zimbabwe, appeared before magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe facing extortion charges.

Mr Mahwe remanded him to August 3 on $250 bail coupled with stringent bail conditions.

Mr Mahwe also ordered him not to interfere with witnesses and to reside at the address he gave to the court.

The prosecutor Ms Idah Maromo-Mateke said on June 30, Mr Timothy Waweru (39) flew into the country on a 30-day visit.

The following day, Ngorima visited Mr Waweru at his residence and demanded to see his brother-in-law identified as Mr Benjamin Masyuku.

It is alleged that Ngorima was advised that Mr Masyuku was in the United States.

Ngorima allegedly misrepresented to Mr Waweru that he was coming out of a lengthy meeting with Minister Mohadi and his deputy Cde Ziyambi Ziyambi.

The court heard that Ngorima said the two ministers were furious that Mr Masyuku had failed to honour his promise to give them $10 000 for facilitating his return to Zimbabwe following his deportation in 2013.

It is further alleged that Ngorima also told Mr Waweru that Mr Masyuku owed a lot of people money which was supposed to be deposited into his account.

It is the State’s case that Ngorima then threatened Mr Waweru that he would be deported back to his country or would be sent to prison if he did not give him the money.

Mr Waweru said he did not have any money and pleaded with Ngorima to persuade the two ministers to wait for Mr Masyuku’s arrival a week later.

The State alleged that Mr Waweru then informed his friend Mr David Kurwaisimba who in turn approached Minister Mohadi and asked him about Ngorima’s claims.

Minister Mohadi dissociated himself from Ngorima’s utterances and referred Mr Kurwaisimba to CID serious fraud squad to report the matter.