Business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe have been sentenced to a combined 27 years in prison for fraud related to the Presidential Goat Scheme.
The first accused, Mpofu, was sentenced to 22 years in prison, with three years suspended on condition that he doesn’t commit a similar offence involving dishonesty in the next five years.
On the remaining 19 years, four years were suspended on condition of restitution.
This leaves him with an effective jail term of 15 years.
Chimombe has been sentenced to 17 years.
However, three years were suspended for five years on condition that he doesn’t commit any offence involving dishonesty.
On the remaining 14 years, two years were suspended on condition that he pays restitution of US$964 000.
This leaves him with an effective sentence of 12 years.
High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda convicted the two businessmen on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, for their involvement in a corruption scandal that undermined the Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme — a project designed to uplift rural communities by providing livestock to boost food security and livelihoods.
This resulted in a loss of US$7.38 million for the Government. – Heraldonline
