Energy Mutodi’s driver has crashed two government issued and hired cars and the deputy minister now wants to charge the government $500 a ...
Energy Mutodi’s driver has crashed two government issued and hired cars and the deputy minister now wants to charge the government $500 a day for
using his private vehicle for official business.
The Standard reports that Mutodi’s government-issued car
was damaged in an accident a day after he was allocated the vehicle. The
Goromonzi West MP rejected a state-trained driver and insisted on using his
“trusted driver”, who a day after receiving a Toyota Prado, crashed the vehicle.
A staggering $61 000 is needed to repair the car. The
government hired a vehicle for Mutodi when he toured Matabeleland North where
his driver was involved in another accident.
Mutodi said he did not charge the government as claimed. “I
did not charge the ministry for using my car. The cost of wear and tear for my
car is (borne by me).”
“Yes, I am using my car because the ministry has not yet
allocated a car to me. Government has not yet acquired vehicles,” he said. “Yes,
I was given a car, and was involved in an accident and the ministry could not
replace the car. The other party admitted that they were guilty and paid a
fine.”
He said he was not in the hired car when it was involved in
an accident. “Yes, but that one is a different issue, it involved third
parties,” he said. “I was not involved in that accident.”
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