THE Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association has delisted its Mashonaland West provincial chairperson Takesure Chemhere after it emerged that she was a bogus ex-fighter and had defrauded the War Veterans Fund of large sums of money in monthly pension payouts since 1997.
NUNURAI JENA
War Veterans Affairs national director Major-General (Rtd) Richard Ruwodo last week wrote to the provincial executive to confirm that Chemhere had been struck off the war veterans’ register.
Part of the letter, dated July 16 2014, reads: “This letter serves to confirm that the above member, Mashonaland West Provincial Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association is a bogus war veteran.”
This was contained in a letter written by Director of War Veterans Affairs Major-General (Rtd) Ruwodo to the war veterans Mashonaland West provincial field officer stamped July 16 2014.
The letter headed “Liberation War Heroine Status”, Major Ruwodo said Chemhere was a bogus war veteran who also defrauded the War Veterans Fund of $10 762, 65.
“This letter serves to confirm that the above member (Takesure Chemhere N.R 29-131588 T 47) who is the current provincial chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association is a bogus war veteran.
“Takesure Chemhere defrauded the War Veterans Fund of $10 762, 65 in monthly pensions’ allowances and gratuity after she misrepresented herself to the vetting panel in 1997 in Gweru.”
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Ruwodo advised that the Department of War Veterans Affairs in the Ministry of Defence has since stuck off Chemhere’s name from the war veterans’ register.
Chemhere yesterday refused to comment over the charges levelled against her.
