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No fraud at the Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister’s Office
April 10, 2013

On Wednesday, the Herald reported that Edgar Gobvu, one of the Prime Minister’s aides had been arrested for claiming travel and subsistence allowance for a trip he did not undertake.

The Herald alleges that Gobvu defrauded State funds on a fake trip. The facts are that are on 22 March, while driving to the airport en route to South Africa, the Prime Minister instructed Gobvu to remain behind since the trip had been changed to be a one-day trip.

By the time Gobvu was ordered to stay behind, his passport had already been processed together with the delegation’s passport batch at the Harare International Airport.

Gobvu stayed behind and surrendered his money to the Finance department at the Prime Minister’s office. As we speak, the money has long since been remitted to the Treasury account.

We view The Herald’s fraud allegations against the Prime Minister’s office as part of the demonization campaign, which is slowly gaining momentum as it usually does towards elections in the country.

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