Harare Magistrate Lazini Ncube has ordered two ministers and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to pay ZWL$3 million to Zakeo Mutimutema, a victim of brutal army shootings, as compensation for damages caused to his eyes when soldiers fired bullets to suppress anti-government protests in August 2018.
Represented by Obey Shava of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Mutimutema, who in 2018 worked for Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, sued Defence and War Veterans Minister Oppah Muchinguri, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe, and ZRP Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, after some glass particles got into his eyes when armed soldiers shot at a building housing his offices on 1 August 2018 while dispersing protesting citizens. Mutimutema had initially been awarded ZWL$295 000 as damages in November 2020, which Hon. Muchinguri, Hon. Kazembe and Matanga had reneged on paying.
This compelled Shava in 2021 to file an application seeking to amend Mutimutema’s summons arguing that the compensation award had been significantly eroded by inflation.
In response, Magistrate Ncube ordered Muchinguri, Kazembe, and Matanga to pay ZWL3 million to Mutimutema. Of the ZWL3 million, ZWL2 million will cover current and future medical expenses to be incurred by Mutimutema, ZWL500 000 is for pain and suffering while ZWL500 000 will cater for general damages.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has over the years reneged on compensating victims of army brutality such as Mutimutema, Lovejoy Munesi, Tapiwa Tshuma, and Rossie Munetsi, the wife of Peter Munetsi, who was murdered during the November 2017 coup, which ushered him to power.
A Commission of Inquiry chaired by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and appointed by President Mnangagwa to probe the post-July 2018 election violence that left at least six people dead after they were shot by soldiers, recommended that government should compensate all the victims of the shootings and prosecute all perpetrators.
But four years on, no known victims or families have been compensated and there has been no prosecution of the perpetrators. Zim Morning Post
Kkkk🤣🤣 MaZimbo Soo🤔
Mari iyoyo ishomasa,hakuna compensation yakadaro ,ngavawedzere ma zero matatu apo
That’s is peanuts considering the money is in ZWL .That’s Zimbabwe ,let’s shoot you and we pay you worthless currency 🤔
Nxaa
Haikwani half ye honda fit
Imari here iyoyi,?
Marii in dollars
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Victim or victims ? …..zw3ml ?? Just when i thought they would be sincere
Yava vote buying iyi zvinoreva nguva yose iyi maisaiziva kuti pakafurwa vanhu nhai
3000000 Zim dollars is $50 kuphela Vula lamehlo abakukhiphe wona
Emanuel Mathuthu iryt kuseZimbabwe phela lana eHarare khona ngale!
Akunanto eryt nex lana
Apa vanhu vakafa
Kikikiki
Vanhu vanotsvinya vanhu ava
3million zimdollars here …akomana palife yemunhu yakapera
Imarii 3m
Romeo Kudakwashe Maphosa $3,700usd
Lol joke
Us$300 ndiyo ingabhadhara hupenyu hwemunhu okay boe asi nerimwe gore mchazomunzwa avakuda kuripwa chaiko mchadzibvisa dzinotsikaa
Ndiyo marii iyoyo?
Tendai mBiti instigated the Violence so he’s the one liable for Paying the unfortunate victim
Thandie Patience then the Captured Zec delay to Announce election ngoba babesa Rigg bephula ilungelo lama Million of Zimbabweans, lokuzikhethela I Leader, doing fair for your EDiot🚮
Mfoka Nhlamba Emkay Sibanda Zanupf & CCC same fanana!!
All are slabheads!
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodakaNcagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka bring proof of that ccc is same same with Zanu Pf
then after that let us know who is better than them?
Mfoka Nhlamba Emkay Sibanda just open your eyes , mind & ears!
You will see,hear & deduce!
e.g. there leaders ( both Zanupf,CCC) vacate office by way of death only!
If you don’t agree on something or point a problem in the leadership ukungumthengisi!
Zanupf has 2 vice president & CCC also!
They are all fighting to be in the system not fighting the system!
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodakaNcagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka lokho sikubhekule asonto esinga focus Kuyo kakhulu but thina sifuna I new Gvt engekho under ama Sanctions) engakhona ukuzinzisa ezomnotho njenge Zambia ukuze sikwazi ukuhlala eMzini yethu leNgane zethu
Lokho okwabo Vice President lokuthi ngubani okhethwe kuphi lobani asingeni ndawo lapho thina
Thandie Patience visit a psychiatric Doc as soon as possible before your condition worsens and get out of hand.
Thandie Patience kuri sei kungomahuru
Mfoka Nhlamba Emkay Sibanda in your dreams!!
Toda kuziva kuty mupfuri akatongerwa kudii is he in jail or gets promoted
Lie