Minister ordered to pay US$100k to top lawyer

THE High Court has ordered Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Marian Chombo to pay lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa US$100 000 accrued in legal fees after her law firm represented her in divorce proceedings with former Cabinet minister and ex-husband Ignatius.

High Court judge Justice Joel Mambara ordered Chombo to pay the money including interest.

Chombo had engaged Mtetwa to represent her during her acrimonious divorce proceedings that spanned several years.

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