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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr Gideon Gono yesterday took an accountant at his Lunar Chickens (Pvt) Ltd to court on allegations of swindling him of about US$200 000.
George Farai Chambara (41), of Knowe Phase 2, Norton, appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei facing 42 fraud charges.
Mr Ndirowei remanded him to August 15 on US$100 bail.

Chambara produced a letter he wrote to Commissioner-General of Police Augustine Chihuri in court.
In the letter he claimed to have been whipped by Dr Gono, but no action was taken by the police despite reporting the assault.

The complainant in the matter is Lunar Chickens (Pvt) Ltd represented by its special project executive Mr George Mashonganyika.
The court heard that Lunar Chickens (Pvt) Ltd is a company in the business of poultry breeding and distribution.

Prosecutor Ms Sharon Mashavira said Chambara was employed by Lunar Chickens (Pvt) Ltd as an accountant in the slaughter land department.
Chambara’s duties included ensuring that all petty cash requisitions were supported by duly approved and authorised requisitions.

He was also responsible for posting of cash transactions onto the Pastel accounting system after ensuring that all transactions were up to standard purchasing procedures.

It is alleged that on 42 occasions between October 7, 2013 and March 28 this year, Chambara created and posted several fictitious transactions to the Pastel accounting system.

Chambara allegedly misrepresented that he had paid for expenses including fuel, polybags, scalding tank elements, staff uniforms and chemicals.
The transactions were allegedly fraudulent as there were no supporting documents as required and no goods were received by the company.

Lunar Chickens (Pvt) Ltd allegedly lost US$203 025 and nothing was recovered.