Harare, (New Ziana) – A Ugandan couple living in Zimbabwe is on the brink of getting stripped of its houses worth US$300 000 in Harare, the National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe has said.

In a post on X, NPAA said it had secured an unexplained wealth order against the couple over properties in the leafy suburbs of Mt Pleasant and Vainona. The High Court ordered the couple to explain how they acquired the houses.

The Prosecutor General, through the Asset Forfeiture Unit, approached the High Court seeking an unexplained wealth and freezing order against the houses.

The man, Robert Kwesiga, was employed by the Danish Red Cross in Zimbabwe between 2007 and 2013 and lived in the country with his wife, Sandie Hilda Kwesiga.

The PG submitted to the court that there were reasonable grounds for suspecting that the couple was involved in serious crime as their lawful income was insufficient to enable them to lawfully acquire the properties.

The absence of a paper trail reflecting the origin and movement of the money that was used to purchase both houses only further compounded the State suspicions.

The couple has 30 days to satisfactorily explain how they managed to purchase those homes or risk them being declared tainted and subsequently forfeited to the State.

In addition, they or anyone acting on their behalf is restrained from disposing of the property until the order is varied or set aside by the court. The judgment was handed down on Wednesday, May 15.

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