ABOUT five women, who claim they were deceived into making contributions towards a savings club, widely known as mukando, are crying foul after being duped of US$30 000.
They are part of group of 23 women.
taitamba mukando, tichikweretesana.
“I had my own debt, just like any other member which I failed to pay on the agreed day of sharing the money.
“I acknowledged that I was going to pay them their money and we have some affidavits which I signed, which indicate that ndinenge ndichivapa mari on such dates.
“Vamwe end of this month, March, April zvichidaro.
“Kune vamwe vane chikwereti vasiri inini, vanopihwawo neivavo, inini ndine vandakasainira navo.
“We agreed after ndavaudza kuti zvinhu zvangu zvanga zvakaoma on my side, chikwereti changu chandinacho.
“We went to the police vakachinja nyaya and ivo vanga vanyoresa kuita kunge ndakaba, changu changa chitoriwo chikwereti chakaita mainterest achakaita, ndikatadza kudzosa ndikauya neUS$1200.
“I am not owing 23 people ka inini, I am owing those I have affidavits with,” she said.Handina kuunza mari yandanga ndakwereta, even if mukaendesa kuH-Metro kwacho ndokuchabva mari here?
“Chiri kudiwa imari ka and I also reported a case of cyberbullying.
“Inini handina kuramba kubhadhara chikwereti but I can’t be the owner because taiungana tese madzimai, tounganidza mari, ndakatokweretawo mari.
“I am the leader but handina kutora mari kuround, ndakaikweretawo as a member, I was supposed to bring money, but ndakauya neUS$1200 because ndanga ndakaomerwa.
“Handina kuramba chikwereti changu chandakaita and a share was supposed to be US$1900, but mari yakaenda kune mumwe munhu akambouya, tikawirirana , munhu uyu akatouya kumeeting mamembers ese aripo.”
However, Edna, whose case will be heard today in court, said:
“When one is joining, they indicate how many shares you want and I chose to take three shares of which one share is equivalent to US$100.
“I was supposed to get US$4100 after we agreed for 11 months.
“Along the way, I even suspected that something was fishy when we asked for some statements and she failed to produce them.
“So, on the day we agreed to share, she came with US$1200 only and we had a confrontation and it did not end well.
“I ended up getting US$100 and we ended up at Central Police Station in which a docket was opened.
“But we were then referred to Harare Civil Court for small claims.”
