Kereke must be dragged back to jail now: prosecutor

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Prosecutor Demands Immediate Arrest of Former RBZ Advisor Munyaradzi Kereke as He Remains Free Despite Supreme Court Ruling

In a surprising turn of events, Charles Warara, the private prosecutor in Munyaradzi Kereke’s case, is demanding immediate police action to arrest the former Bikita West MP and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) advisor.

Despite the Supreme Court upholding Kereke’s conviction for r*ping a minor, he remains free, leveraging legal loopholes to delay his return to prison.

According to ZimLive, Kereke, who was out on ZWL$500,000 bail pending the appeal, has not yet surrendered to prison authorities to serve the remaining 20 months of his 10-year sentence.

Court Upholds Conviction
The Supreme Court’s May 31 judgment confirmed Kereke’s guilt in the 2010 r*pe of his then 11-year-old niece.

A three-judge panel comprising Justices Tendai Uchena, Samuel Kudya, and George Chiweshe upheld both his conviction and sentence.

Prosecutor Demands Arrest
Private prosecutor Charles Warara, who took on the case after the National Prosecuting Authority declined, recently expressed frustration at the delay in Kereke’s re-incarceration.

He implored the police to arrest Munyaradzi Kereke and deliver him to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to serve his sentence.

“The police have an obligation to arrest him. He has to surrender himself, and if he doesn’t, he must be arrested and taken in,” Warara asserted.

Legal Maneuvering Continues
According to Warara, Kereke’s lawyer contacted him, citing a commercial case in the High Court scheduled for Monday as the reason for the delay in his client’s return to prison.

“This is not to say we agreed, but we cannot do anything to force him into prison because we have done our part,” Warara noted.

Background of the Case
Munyaradzi Kereke’s legal troubles date back to 2016 when Harare magistrate Noel Mupeiwa found him guilty of raping his niece at gunpoint between March and August 2010.

He was initially sentenced to 14 years in prison, with four years suspended on condition of good behavior. After losing an appeal at the High Court, Kereke’s last resort was the Supreme Court, which has now rejected his bid for freedom.