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NYASHA CHINGONO
Sources said Motondo, who leads Grace Faith Ministries church, applied for a residence permit in Zimbabwe which was granted by the Immigration department on 3 February 2021, despite his criminal background.
The NewsHawks understands that Motondo’s application to stay in Zimbabwe was immediately granted after the Immigration department was “pressured” into processing his documents.
The Immigration department did not have reservations about Motondo’s application despite his criminal record, according to sources.
“A criminal check was done and also a police clearance, so it looks like all was above board,” a source said.
Efforts to get a comment from the Immigration department were fruitless after questions sent via email on 3 March were unanswered at the time of going to press.