Zimbabwe socialite and flamboyant businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure has sued former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s son Russell Goreraza and her brother Samson Marufu for failing pay him his full balance after a botched sale of his Mercedes Benz ML63 to the two.
In a High Court case, Goreraza borrowed the car from Kadungure last year and got involved in an accident on his way to the late Robert Mugabe’s funeral, he then reportedly sold the damaged vehicle to Marufu without the knowledge of Kadungure.
When Kadungure got wind of the transaction, he demanded payment of the wreck or its return from Marufu.
This prompted Marufu to approach the High Court seeking an interdict against Kadungure arguing that he wanted to unlawfully take away the car despite the former investing US$18 000 to repair it.
In his notice of opposition, Kadungure clarified that he entered into an agreement of sale with Marufu in December 2019 when he realised that he had been duped by Goreraza.
He said Marufu has paid US$4 000 and a balance of US$11 000 remained outstanding and was due within a week of the initial payment.
He said Goreraza should have involved him in the sale of the wreck since it was still registered in his name, adding that it ended up being undervalued by US$5 000.
Kadungure said Marufu was lying that their agreement of sale had no specific deadlines for payment.“His claim to the motor vehicle is mired in dubious circumstances.
Kadungure denied threatening or using illegal means to recover his vehicle and said he was in the process of instituting a lawsuit against Marufu over the issue.
