Court exonerates Obadiah Moyo in US$60m corruption trial

Former health minister Obadiah Moyo was acquitted by the High Court on Thursday.

Former health minister Obadiah Moyo was acquitted by the High Court on Thursday.

Zimbabwe government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday evening fired Health minister Obadiah Moyo who is out on Z$50,000 bail after being arrested over a US$560 million Covid-19 procurement scam that saw a shelf company invoicing government an inflated US$28 for disposal masks.

Zimbabwe Health minister Obadiah Moyo was on Saturday released on Z$50,000 (US$500) bail by a Harare magistrate following his Friday arrest on criminal abuse of office charges over procurement deal with Drax International.