Both counts fiction: Kereke Dr Kereke
Dr Kereke

Dr Kereke

Fungai Lupande Harare Bureau—
ZANU-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday accused former Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono of maliciously fabricating rape charges against him to cover up his multi-million dollar fraud at the bank. Kereke is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2010 and indecently assaulting her sister who was 15 years at that time.

Giving evidence in his defence case, Kereke said Gono and an RBZ official Mirirai Chiremba, were involved in serious criminal activities.

“In 2008 two external auditing companies BDO Kudenga and KPMG picked that a total of $8,379,900 was taken out of RBZ,” he said. “I summoned Chiremba to my office and he agreed that $4.5 million was given to Gono while $3.5 million was given to a senior member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).

“KMPG auditors also discovered that in 2008 and 2009 various amounts of money in foreign currency were taken out of the bank as Gono’s travel expenses.

“In July 22, R1.8 million was siphoned from the Central Bank. On November 29 the same year R3.4 million was also taken out of the bank.”

Kereke added that in April 2010, $200,000 belonging to Homelink (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of RBZ was taken out of CBZ account number 01122087470013.

“The money was given to Financial Gazette where Gono and a senior CIO boss are directors,” he said.

“On January 18, 2012 I made a follow up to one J Chisese who collected the money and two days later I was blocked from the Reserve Bank.”

Kereke’s lawyer, Erum Mutandiro, intended to produce the documents of the alleged fraud by Gono, Chiremba and their accomplices but the private prosecutor Charles Warara objected.

“We don’t know if he didn’t steal the documents, he surfaces in the streets with photocopies of documents which we don’t know if they were officially obtained,” said Warara.

“Accused isn’t appearing in this court as an official, Chiremba came to testify and he didn’t ask him all this.

“He can’t defend himself by smearing others. The people he’s mentioning aren’t in court and can’t respond to his allegations.”

Magistrate Noel Mupeiwa ruled that only public documents certified by the ministry, its head of department or office or produced in court by an authorised person can be admitted as evidence.

Kereke told the court that he is a parent to girl children and thinks that rapists should be punished.

“I’m a Christian and attend to Johanne Marange apostolic sect. Both counts are fiction and a creation of events that never happened.

“In March when it’s alleged I kissed one of the girls and fondled her breast, I had travelled to the United States of America via South Africa and returned in June.”

Kereke produced photocopies of his passport to the court but Warara said he needed time to analyse it.

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