Samuel Undenge

Samuel Undenge is a Zimbabwean politician. Until 2018 he was a member of parliament from the Chimanimani East constituency in Manicaland Province.[1] He was formerly the Minister of Energy and Power Development[2] and before that the Deputy Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.[3]

Until November 2017 he was a member of the ZANU-PF political party. As member of the Generation 40 faction led by former first lady Grace Mugabe, Undenge and other Generation 40 politicians, including Grace Mugabe, were expelled from ZANU-PF by the party's central committee on 19 November 2017.[4]

On 5 January 2018 Undenge was arrested[5] on charges of corruption for awarding, during his tenure as Minister of Energy and Power Development, a $12,650 public relations contract to a private company, Fruitful Communications, without due tender.[6] He was granted bail[5] and his trial commenced in April 2018. In July he was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison.[7] His case and sentence are on appeal.[7][8]

References

1. "Zanu-PF Expels 11 More MPs From Parliament". Pindula. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018.
2. "Samuel Undenge". Pindula. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018.
3. "Mugabe swears in 19 deputy ministers, 5 Ministers of State". New Zimbabwe. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012.
4. Chidza, Richard (20 November 2017). "Zanu PF axe falls on Grace, G40 kingpins". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017.
5. "Zimbabwe Charges Mugabe Loyalists With Corruption". Voice of America. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
6. "Former Zimbabwe ministers loyal to Mugabe charged with corruption". Reuters. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018.
7. "Zimbabwe jails Mugabe's ex-minister". Daily Monitor. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018.
8. "Lawyer vows appeal as ex-minister Undenge sent to Chikurubi". New Zimbabwe. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018.