A 33-year-old Mt Darwin man was recently sentenced to 20 years behind bars for raping a
woman thrice.
Appearing before Magistrate Amos Mubobo at the Bindura Provincial Magistrates’ Court,
Tsungirirai Kakondo, later faced 16 years in jail after the suspension of four years of good
behaviour and not committing a similar offence.
Prosecutor Tracy Dube, for the state, confirmed that sometime in April 2022, Kakondo
bought 210 empty bags of cement from the woman on credit.
On 16 May 2022, Kakondo telephoned the woman inviting her to meet at Chihuri bus stop so
that she could collect her money.
The two later met at the bus stop at around 5pm but Kakondo told the complainant that the
money he intended to give her was at his home at Arcadia Village in Mt Darwin.
They agreed to go and collect the money at Kakondo's homestead. Whilst on their way,
Kakondo suddenly started demanding sexual intercourse with the complainant.
The accused allegedly held the woman's hand but she pushed him away and escaped.
Kakondo chased after her and caught up with her and slapped her twice on the face. He
tackled her to the ground and forcefully undressed her and had sexual intercourse without her
consent.
After this act, Kakondo dragged the woman to his house about 20metres from the road.
Kakondo repeated again to have sexual intercourse with the woman and continued to drag her
to his house.
Upon arrival, he pushed her into his bedroom, locked the door and went to bed leaving the
complainant sitting on the sofa.
The complainant then exploited the opportunity by texting Detective Assistant Inspector
Mutyambizi reporting the matter, who in turn informed other inspectors and teamed up to the
accused’s house leading to the complainant's rescue and Kakondo’s arrest.