Terrence Mawawa| Masvingo A local primary school head is in trouble after allegedly squandering $22 000 cash from the school coffers.
The Runyararo Primary school head, Tsungirirai Gono was last week arrested after failing to account for the missing school cash. Runyararo, situated in Mucheke Suburb is one of the biggest council run schools in the old city.
Masvingo Police spokesperson, Inspector Charity Mazula confirmed the incident last week.
The matter came to light after an audit had initially implicated school clerk Melody Majaya, who was initially accused of stealing $22 564.
Majaya later in turn implicated the school head and two other senior staff members as having been involved in the theft of the cash.
Audit documents revealed the money was stolen through under banking by Gono , her deputy Jonathan Dumbu Mataru and senior teacher Charity Josiya.
The audit documents indicate that the three connived to steal school cash.
“The head- Gono,deputy head Mataru ,senior teacher Josiya and the clerk are answerable pertaining to the missing cash.Overally the school head initiated the whole process.”
“The school head and her team verified the amounts that were not tallying with the total receipts and took them for banking.There was a deliberate attempt to conceal facts ,”reads part of the audit report.
Last year a school head killed in Bikita himself after failing to account for school funds.