WATCH LIVE: Kereke Reports Grace Mugabe And Four Judges To Mnangagwa

HARARE – In a dossier that reads like a script for a political thriller, a Zimbabwean businessman and former legislator has accused three Supreme Court justices of extortion, bribery, and criminal abuse of office, laying bare what he describes as a deeply entrenched culture of judicial corruption that protected the powerful Mugabe family while destroying his life.

Dr. Munyaradzi Kereke, 52, a former Bikita West legislator and one-time advisor to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, has submitted a detailed 115-page formal report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza. The report, dated June 18, 2026, alleges that Justices George Chiweshe, Samuel Kudya, and Tendai Uchena used his pending criminal appeal as leverage to extract bribes, cash, and business favors.

But the allegations extend far beyond the judiciary. Kereke’s complaint paints a damning picture of how the late President Robert Mugabe’s family—particularly his widow Grace and her son Russel Goreraza—allegedly weaponized state institutions to imprison him after he refused to participate in covering up their financial misconduct.

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A Decade of Legal Warfare: The Kereke Saga

Kereke’s troubles began in July 2016, when he was convicted of raping an 11-year-old relative at gunpoint and sentenced to an effective 10 years in prison. He was acquitted on a separate charge of indecently assaulting the victim’s elder sister.

Kereke has always maintained his innocence, claiming the charges were fabricated. The Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Prosecutor General’s office initially declined to prosecute due to lack of evidence—a decision that, according to Kereke, infuriated Grace Mugabe, who openly condemned then-Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana. Tomana was later dismissed from his position.

In August 2021, the Supreme Court, in a ruling by Justice Hlekani Mwayera, granted Kereke bail pending appeal, noting that his prospects of success were “bright on the merits.” He was released after serving approximately five years.

Then came the fateful ruling. On May 31, 2024, the Supreme Court panel of Justices Chiweshe, Kudya, and Uchena unanimously dismissed Kereke’s appeal, sending him back to prison to complete his sentence. He was released on January 8, 2026, having served the full term.

Kereke insists that between the granting of bail and the dismissal of his appeal, the three justices engaged in systematic extortion.

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The Alleged Extortion: Cars, Cash, and a Gold Mine

According to the report, Justice George Chiweshe—then the High Court Judge President before his elevation to the Supreme Court—approached Kereke on multiple occasions with a chilling proposition. The judge allegedly stated that he and his colleagues had reviewed the appeal and agreed with Justice Mwayera’s assessment that the conviction was wrongful. Then came the demand: “What are you going to do for us so we take you off the hook?”

The alleged scheme unfolded in stages:

The Mercedes Benz: Sometime in 2022, Justice Chiweshe pressured Kereke to purchase his “run-down” Mercedes Benz for an exorbitant USD 25,000. When Kereke declined, the judge reportedly had the car dumped at Kereke’s home with a message: “Tell Kereke to himself buy or sell this car for me. I want USD 25,000 from it urgently.”

Kereke’s cousin, Tinashe Mureyani (known as Fally), a car dealer, was forced to facilitate the sale. The buyer paid USD 24,000 in installments, and the money was transmitted directly to the judge.

The Cash Demand: At a late-night meeting at Highland Park Shopping Centre in Harare, Kereke claims Justice Chiweshe, accompanied by Kereke’s in-law Oliver Ruwoko as a witness, demanded USD 4,000 in cash on behalf of all three judges. Kereke emptied his pockets and handed over the cash. Chiweshe allegedly complained it was “too little” but took it anyway.

The Shelf Company and the Gold Mine: Justice Chiweshe allegedly presented Kereke with company registration documents for a shelf company named Flickstone Investments (Private) Limited, registered on October 3, 2022, with directors Ruvimbo Bernadett Vambe and Vimbikai Tanyaradzwa Mugavazi. The judges demanded that Kereke fund a gold mine under this company and pay each of the three judges USD 20,000 in cash.

Kereke claims he refused to commit to the gold mine scheme, leading to persistent pressure and threats.

 

📋 Summary of Complaints by Person

1. Hon. Justice George Chiweshe, JA (Supreme Court / Former High Court Judge President)

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2. Hon. Justice Samuel Kudya, JA (Supreme Court)

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3. Hon. Justice Tendai Uchena, JA (Supreme Court)

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4. Professor Lovemore Madhuku (Former Lawyer)

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5. The Late President Robert Mugabe & Grace Mugabe

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6. Russel Goreraza (Grace Mugabe’s Son)

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7. Charles Warara (Private Prosecutor)

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8. Allan Molai (Surrogate for Russel Goreraza)

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9. T. Handitye (Judge President’s Clerk)

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The Players: Who Are These People?

The Accused Judges

Justice George Chiweshe is a veteran of Zimbabwe’s judiciary. He served as High Court Judge President before his elevation to the Supreme Court. According to Kereke’s report, Chiweshe’s alleged abuses of power predate the bribery scheme. As Judge President, he is accused of:

• Blocking Kereke’s bail application for over 13 months, despite it being an urgent matter.

• Delaying judgment on Kereke’s High Court appeal for over a year.

• Illegally seizing Kereke’s passport from his private residence without a court order.

• Summoning Kereke’s two wives to his office for extended, private meetings, which Kereke claims contributed to the collapse of his marriages.

• Instructing the Sheriff of the High Court not to enforce a valid court order in Kereke’s favor, allegedly to protect the Mugabe family.

Justices Samuel Kudya and Tendai Uchena were both appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014 following public interviews. They are accused of being complicit in the bribery scheme, using Chiweshe as their intermediary to demand cash and business interests in exchange for a favorable appeal ruling. Kereke also alleges they should have recused themselves from his civil appeal involving the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS) given their prior alleged misconduct.

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The Mugabe Family and Russel Goreraza

The report dedicates significant attention to Grace Mugabe, the former First Lady, and her son, Russel Goreraza.

Grace Mugabe has been a controversial figure since her husband’s tenure. During Robert Mugabe’s rule, she was known for her lavish spending, including a reported US$3.5 million shopping spree on one foreign trip. She was also involved in multiple land grabs and business ventures. Kereke alleges that she orchestrated his imprisonment after he was cleared by the police, wielding her power to have the Prosecutor General dismissed and judicial processes bent against him.

Russel Goreraza, Grace’s son from her first marriage, is a figure who has courted controversy for years. He is famously known for importing two Rolls-Royces worth over US$300,000 each at a time of severe economic hardship in Zimbabwe. Kereke alleges that Goreraza swindled a foreign investor of USD 100,000 in a diamond deal and that Grace forced Kereke and Lieutenant General S.B. Moyo to cover the debt. Kereke claims he contributed USD 43,600, which was never repaid. Goreraza is also accused of smashing Kereke’s BMW with an iron bar in a drunken rage—charges Kereke dropped at Grace’s request.

Goreraza has been involved in multiple contentious business dealings, including a dispute over Tolrose Gold Mine in Kadoma, from which Grace reportedly ordered him to withdraw due to negative publicity. He is described in some reports as his mother’s “business fixer.”

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Charles Warara: The Private Prosecutor

Kereke also targets Charles Warara, the private prosecutor in his rape case. Warara is accused of a conflict of interest: he was facing allegations of abusing the same minor children he purported to represent in court. A 2012 complaint to the Law Society of Zimbabwe, included in the report, details allegations that Warara conducted “all-night prayer sessions” with minor girls without parental supervision and exposed them to inappropriate environments. Kereke argues Warara should have recused himself from the case.

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Professor Lovemore Madhuku: The Reluctant Lawyer

Kereke’s report also criticizes his former lawyer, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, a prominent constitutional law expert and professor at the University of Zimbabwe. According to Kereke, he instructed Madhuku to make a formal complaint to the Judicial Service Commission about the judges’ conduct. Madhuku allegedly refused out of fear of antagonizing the judges and “soiling court-room relations.” Kereke terminated Madhuku’s agency as a result.

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The Fortress Hospital Saga: A Separate Battle

Beyond the criminal case, Kereke was embroiled in a complex civil dispute with the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS) over the sale of his private hospital, Fortress Hospital, in Ruwa.

In November 2014, Kereke sold the hospital to HMMAS for USD 800,000 (immovable property) and USD 650,000 (equipment). HMMAS claimed it paid the full amount, but Kereke disputed this, noting that a USD 700,000 bank transfer via the now-defunct Kingdom/Afrasia Bank was only accessible to him over eight-and-a-half years later, and that the balance was never received.

In May 2025, High Court Judge Jacob Mafusire dismissed HMMAS’s claim for a refund and declared Kereke the victor, describing the suit as “manifestly opportunistic.” Kereke’s company, Briward Trading (Private) Limited, was the second defendant in the case.

HMMAS appealed to the Supreme Court. Kereke alleges that the panel initially assigned to hear the appeal did not include Justices Uchena and Kudya. However, on the day of the hearing, the panel was overhauled, and Uchena and Kudya—the same judges who had allegedly solicited bribes—were added. The Supreme Court set aside Kereke’s High Court victory and ordered a costly retrial.

Facing “litigation fatigue,” Kereke accepted a settlement in April 2026, receiving USD 60,000—far less than the original claim.

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The Tagwirei Connection: A Tangential Link to a Power Broker

While not directly named in Kereke’s report, the investigation into Kereke’s business affairs intersects with the controversial figure of Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a billionaire businessman and close advisor to President Mnangagwa.

Tagwirei is the founder of Sakunda Holdings, a conglomerate with interests in energy, mining, agriculture, and infrastructure. He has been sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom since 2020 over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds. The US Treasury accused him of using his relationships with senior officials to secure state contracts and receiving favored access to hard currency, including U.S. dollars.

In 2020, Tagwirei’s Sakunda Holdings announced the revival of Kereke’s defunct Rock Foundation Medical Centre in Mount Pleasant, Harare, to be used as a COVID-19 isolation facility. The move sparked controversy, with suspicions that the facility was being prepared as an exclusive treatment center for the political elite rather than the general public. A resident challenged the conversion in court, but the High Court allowed the project to proceed. Tagwirei defended the project as a charitable initiative to support the government’s COVID-19 response.

Tagwirei has been described as Mnangagwa’s “economic alter ego” and has faced accusations of using his influence to amass a business empire through opaque dealings and non-competitive tenders. In one widely reported incident, Tagwirei stated that Zimbabweans who have not won government tenders are “foolish,” sparking outrage among ordinary citizens.

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The Unenforced Court Order: A Symbol of Impunity

One of the most damning allegations in Kereke’s report concerns a court order that was never enforced.

On June 23, 2016, the High Court issued an order in favor of Kereke against Allan Molai for USD 43,600. This was the money Kereke had contributed to cover Goreraza’s fraud. However, the Sheriff of the High Court refused to enforce the order, allegedly on the instructions of Justice Chiweshe, who cited “close interests on the case from Principals High Up.”

Kereke even wrote directly to Robert and Grace Mugabe in October 2018, appealing for their intervention to recover the debt, but to no avail. The court order remains a dead letter—a stark illustration of the alleged culture of impunity that Kereke says protects the powerful.

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What Happens Next?

Kereke’s formal report, which includes 12 annexures of supporting evidence, has been submitted to the highest authorities in Zimbabwe. The report is not an appeal against his criminal conviction but a formal complaint demanding an investigation into the judges’ conduct.

The Judicial Service Commission, which has faced criticism for a lack of independence, is responsible for investigating judicial misconduct in Zimbabwe. However, Kereke’s report highlights the immense difficulty of holding judges accountable in a system where the lines between state, party, and private interests are often blurred.

The fate of the three Supreme Court justices—Chiweshe, Kudya, and Uchena—now rests in the hands of President Mnangagwa and Chief Justice Gwaunza. Kereke has called for the judges to resign and face the due process of the law.

For Kereke, who has spent a decade fighting legal battles, the report represents his final attempt to clear his name and expose a system he believes has been weaponized against him. He writes, “Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy that is governed by the rule of law, and there is no one above the law.”

📊 Summary Table: Companies and Their Ownership

 

⚖️ Summary of the Core Allegation

Kereke’s report presents a sweeping narrative that:

1. The Judiciary was Corrupted: Justices Chiweshe, Kudya, and Uchena used his pending appeal as leverage to extract bribes (cash, car sale proceeds, and a gold mine investment).

2. The Mugabe Regime Orchestrated His Imprisonment: Grace Mugabe, seeking revenge for Kereke being cleared by the police and prosecutor, used her power to have him imprisoned on false rape charges.

3. The Judiciary Protected the Powerful: Despite valid court orders in Kereke’s favor, the Sheriff refused to enforce them on the instructions of Judge President Chiweshe, who was protecting the Mugabe family.

4. The Legal System Was Weaponized: The private prosecutor (Charles Warara) in his rape case had a conflict of interest, and judges who had previously solicited bribes sat on his civil appeal, setting aside his victory.

5. No Accountability: Despite these abuses, none of the individuals have faced consequences, prompting Kereke to submit this formal report to the President and Chief Justice.

🏢 Company Ownership Details

1. FLICKSTONE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

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2. BRIWARD TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED

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3. FORTRESS HOSPITAL / STAND 9653 RUWA TOWNSHIP

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4. OTHER ENTITIES MENTIONED (Not Detailed in Report)