Former Health Minister Moyo Acquitted of Corruption In Zimbabwe
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has quashed all three corruption charges levelled against former health minister Obadiah Moyo, who has been remanded in custody since his surprise arrest in June 2020. The arrest preceded his being fired as health minister by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Moyo has since been replaced as minister by Constantino Chiwenga who is also Zimbabwe's vice president.
Moyo was accused of abuse of office after he allegedly corruptly issued U.S.$60 million in tenders to supply Covid-19 test kits and medical equipment to obscure companies linked to the political elite.
He is the second minister in the Mnangagwa administration to be arrested for corruption, the other being former tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira.
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Zimbabwe:
Zimbabweans Fume Over Obadiah Moyo's Acquittal
New Zimbabwe, 10 October 2021
ZIMBABWEANS have been left fuming over the recent acquittal of former Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo who was facing corruption charges. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Former Minister Moyo a Free Man As Corruption Charges Collapse
New Zimbabwe, 8 October 2021
HIGH Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda Thursday quashed all three corruption charges levelled against former Health minister Obadiah Moyo after ruling the offences were… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
High Court Clears Corruption Accused Former Health Minister Minister Moyo
The Herald, 8 October 2021
FORMER Health Minister Obadiah Moyo yesterday walked out of the High Court a free man after being discharged from prosecution on corruption charges for illegally awarding a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo Puts State On Notice
The Herald, 15 April 2021
Former Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has put the State on notice that if it fails to commence trial on April 29 he would apply for refusal of further remand. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Date Set For Former Health Minister's Moyo Trial
The Herald, 9 September 2021
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo on corruption-related charges is set to start on September 23 at the High Court's Anti-Corruption Court. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Former Health Minister Moyo's Trial Deferred
The Herald, 28 May 2021
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, has been delayed following indications that Prosecutor-General Mr… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Former Health Minister Moyo's U.S.$60 Million Fraud Trial Set for September
New Zimbabwe, 17 June 2021
Corruption accused former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo will now stand trial on 6 September at the High Court. Read more »
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This comes after Obadiah Moyo was arrested in June 2020 and accused of abuse of office after he allegedly corruptly issued U.S.$60 million in tenders to supply COVID-19 test kits and medical equipment to obscure companies linked to the political elite. He became the second minister in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to be arrested over corruption with the other being former Tourism minister,
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Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been appointed the health minister, a month after his predecessor Obadiah Moyo was fired over corruption allegations related to Covid-19 testing kits. In his new role, Chiwenga will be required to "stabilise, restructure and reform" the national healthcare system, the government said in a statement. Meanwhile, some Zimbabweans are living in fear after they allegedly received death threats following attempts to organise a solidarity
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This comes after Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo was charged with criminal abuse of office, accused of illegally awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for COVID-19 medical supplies to a shadowy company that sold the government U.S.$28 face masks and other materials at inflated prices. Meanwhile, thousands of health workers have downed their tools, demanding payment of salaries in U.S. dollars because soaring inflation has drastically reduced the value of their local-currency salaries.
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Former health minister Obadiah Moyo (file photo).
