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Man Steals Bus At Mbare And Drives Off To Gokwe, Claims He Didn't Have Bus Fare

1 year agoSat, 21 Oct 2023 07:31:16 GMT
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Man Steals Bus At Mbare And Drives Off To Gokwe, Claims He Didn't Have Bus Fare

A 29-year-old Gokwe man was arrested for stealing a $600 000 bus from Mbare and driving it all the way to his rural home.

Phibion Mavhondo who allegedly intended to travel to Gokwe but did not have bus fare found the bus parked with its engine running at Mbare Bus Terminus.

He first pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle when he appeared before regional magistrate Jacqueline Pratt in Harare on Wednesday, 18 October.

However, when Mavhondo said he had no intention to permanently deprive the owner of the Kukura Kurerwa bus, the magistrate altered his plea to one of not guilty.

He is jointly charged with Christopher Dube (26), who claims he was picked up along Bulawayo Road and offered a lift to Gokwe and had no idea the bus was stolen.

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The Herald reported that Mavhondo told the court that he decided to take the bus because he had no bus fare to travel to Gokwe.

He said he found the ignition keys in and confirmed that there was enough fuel to take him to Gokwe.

Mavhondo reportedly said his intention was to leave the bus with the keys near his destination to be recovered by its owner.

Prosecutor Lawrence Phiri told the court that on 02 May 2023, the shunting driver of Kukura Kurerwa bus company left his bus parked at the Mbare bus terminus with the engine running and the ignition keys on.

Phiri said Mavhondo and Dube then got into the bus and Mavhondo, who was once a driver for the company, drove the bus.

It is further alleged that later that evening, Mavhondo parked at Masoro in Gokwe and went to visit his girlfriend, leaving Dube on the bus.

Around midnight the owner of the bus, who with two others was tracking down the vehicle, found the bus parked and arrested Dube.

Dube then implicated Mavhondo who was also arrested.

At the time of the recovery, the bus’ value had dropped $3 430 to $596 570 because of damage owing to the long drive and because the spare wheel was missing.

Dube denied the charge and told the court that he was only given a lift by Mavhondo and did not know that the vehicle had been stolen.

He claimed that Mavhondo specifically said he wanted one passenger only going to Gokwe. This was confirmed by Mavhondo in his evidence.

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32 Comments

Anonymous · 1 year ago
Hilarious. If I were the owner of the bus, I would just ask restitutions through having Mavhondo working for me until we are even on the money considered as depriciation value. If he couldn't afford bus fare to Gokwe, then he can't afford paying back what he owes. That or jail time is beckoning.
Anonymous · 1 year ago
The expression "Go large or go home" seems to have been taken to extremes here!
gaucho of Pampas · 1 year ago
homeboy vakanyinwa Mari yavo vakafunga kurecover 😍😍
mhofela · 1 year ago
Magistrate ainzi Pratt uyo is 90s court official and must be retired by now ,she got famous nekuendesa rapists kujeri in the 90s,so nhau iyi ingano
Freegodo · 1 year ago
aka kanyaya aka ndeka journalist aperererwa nenyaya zvake ....tunyaya twemhiripiri utwu
cag · 1 year ago
iba nyika utiise kure nevaroi iii unenge washuma
Rass1 · 1 year ago
Ndoma driver emhando yepamusoro. Kana accident.Bus companies shld hire this experienced driver
Hwezha · 1 year ago
ummmm kunyepa uko inini ndinoshandira mu Mbare Musika hakuna bus re Kukura Kurerwa.Rinenge riri pa rank ipi? inga ana Chawasarira tinoaona ko KK yabva nepi iyo
tafman · 1 year ago
nyaya iyi iiii hapana chokwadi chakazara.
Zvemuvhatan🐠🐟🐋🐬🦑🦀💦💦💦💦💦 · 1 year ago
madriver mameats.......Maya uyu munhu uyu ndofunga ane zvikwereti or kusawirirana na Kura kurerwa maybe akasiya sei basa ikoko......but andiremera ndozvatinoita tiri kuAmerika ........we don't rent cars we borrow like FBI or LAPD ..........imagine kunonyenga bhebhi usiku hwose wakapaka bhazi
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Ndimwqe CCC
Cynic · 1 year ago
Story iyi mmmm
Ngwere chaiyo · 1 year ago
kkkkk gokwee woyee
mkize · 1 year ago
bhazi robhadhara mari paTollgate. ndofunga kuti mari yetollgate inopfuura yekusvika kuGokwe.
mkosho tribe · 1 year ago
a very good question sir
Anonymous · 1 year ago
That's why he took one passenger
· 1 year ago
gokwe woye✊✊
seethru · 1 year ago
he might be a thief but his brains are unique and creative..he deserves some good recognition
GTA zim · 1 year ago
kana udina mari,press enter and drive
nyere · 1 year ago
madriver manyama
beach · 1 year ago
he may be arrested
doug · 1 year ago
Is Kukura Kurerwa still around? Is the bus worth 600 000 Zimbabwe Dollars or US dollars? What make and model of bus?
· 1 year ago
Unoidii information iyoyo? iwe usina $2,000 yekutenga Honda S.hit.
. · 1 year ago
Ndinoda kunzwisisa nekuziva ndidzidze.
dddd · 1 year ago
600 000 us scania marcopolo
Zim Economics · 1 year ago
😂 is depreciation truly extinct in Zim?
😂 · 1 year ago
wow

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