Zimbabwe MP Joel Sithole arrested for fund theft

Three ZANU PF MPs now face heat from Zimbabwe graft hunters over alleged Constituency Development Fund theft.

Joel Sithole

• ZACC nabbed the Chiredzi South lawmaker for diverting ZiG 1.2 million.
• He allegedly moved ZiG 850000 to buy groceries with an accomplice.
• Sithole spent another ZiG 418516 on hotels plus beer spots.
• A fake cement purchase tried to mask the missing school cash.

Tasara Hungwe

• Mberengwa East representative sits under probe for over ZiG 1.3 million.
• Hungwe reportedly routed funds through a microfinance outfit.
• The transfers supposedly ended with dollar payouts to him personally.
• Investigations continue into the full trail of the constituency money.

Darlington Chiwa

• Chiredzi West MP got arrested for siphoning nearly ZiG 990000.
• Chiwa allegedly funneled the cash straight into his own accounts.
• Personal splurges covered beer, along with shoes and building stuff.
• Only scraps reportedly reached actual local development work.