Terrence Mawawa, Bikita | Chief Marozva, Joseph Mudhe personally appointed by President Robert Mugabe, is under fire for allegedly squandering $30 000 cash meant for the construction of a local clinic.
Villagers who spoke to ZimEye.com yesterday claimed Mudhe collected the money for the construction of Domboshava clinic between the period of 2012 to 2015 .
It is understood Mudhe had instructed villagers in his area to donate towards the construction of the clinic, while other donations were also sourced from Bikita Minerals.
Since villagers have to walk for more than 15km to Nyika Growth Point to seek medical services,the construction of the clinic is expected to ease the perennial health problems faced by the local community.
“It is true that people have been funding the project to construct the clinic in Ward 11 so that they can access medical services from a nearby health centre but the chief has failed to account for the money he collected. The construction of Domboshava clinic is a collective effort but everything has been stalled by Chief Marozva who has failed to explain where the money has gone,”said a local villager.
In response to questions from ZimEye.com,  Chief Marozva  dismissed claims made by the villagers saying they were unfounded and baseless. “Where do you think the people will get money to fund the clinic project ?These are pure lies being peddled by my detractors.”
“There are people who want to soil my good reputation but I will not allow that to happen.I am currently facilitating the project so whoever is saying I am stealing is misinformed,”said a furious Chief Marozva.
No police report had been made at the time of going to press.