The concealement of Chombo's properties under shelf companies and third parties was facilitated by Attorney General Johannes Tomana, who masterminded the transfer of the properties to some of Chombo's sons and investment vehicles.Chombo’s letter also advises Tomana to transfer 100 percent shareholding of Growfin Investments – his major investment vehicle – into Chombo Family Trust. He also advises the AG to transfer new Allan Grange farm, subject of dispute between Chombo and his first wife Marian, to Chombo Family Trust.
The letter further states: “Bus to be registered in the company of Enock Chombo, Nimrod Chombo and Ignatius Chombo Jnr.”
All these stands are mostly commercial, with some of them residential, hidden under investment vehicles Dilcrest Investments, Hutmat Investments, Growfin Investments, Teamrange Investments, Waywick Investments, Harvest-Net Investments, Waycorn Investments, Tonewick Investments, Aixland Investments, and Nedbourne Investments – all of these confirmed investment vehicles created by the minister. Pride of place must go to the more than dozen housing stands accumulated in Harare’s leafy suburbs, including Stand 61 in Helensvale which is hidden under Harvest-Net Investments. It is fully paid for and awaiting title deeds.
Appendix one:
Chombo’s letter addressed “to the attention of Mr Tomana” states: “Can the following assets be transferred to the named persons as follow:- 1) to Enock Masimbaashe, House No. 79 West Road, Avondale West, Harare; Benz 320. 2) Tafadzwa Rugara, Flat No. B320, Odzi Court, Eastview Gardens, Harare. 3) To Dylan Chombo, San Sebastian Flat, Cnr Tongogara/6th Street. 4) To Dr I Chombo, Flat No. B319, Odzi Court, East View Gardens, Harare. 5) To Nimrod Gilford Chombo, Volvo, Norton business stand, Chishawasha residential stand, Chinhoyi business stand, Chelsea Flats, Block of 4 units. 6) To Ignatius Morgen Chiminya Chombo Jnr, Norton Business Stand, Chishawasha residential stand, Banket business stand, Chelsea Flats, 1 block of 4 units. 7) Marian Chombo – Greendale House, Glenview 1 House, Glen View 7 House, Land Cruiser. (Item No. 7 to be transferred into Marina Chombo’s son trust.)”
Appendix two:
The contents of other documents in our possession bear witness to Chombo’s incredible extravagance: stands in Epworth, Chirundu, Kariba, Ruwa, Chinhoyi, Mutare, Chegutu, Binga, Victoria Falls, Zvimba, Chitungwiza, Beitbridge, Harare and Bulawayo.
All these stands are mostly commercial, with some of them residential, hidden under investment vehicles Dilcrest Investments, Hutmat Investments, Growfin Investments, Teamrange Investments, Waywick Investments, Harvest-Net Investments, Waycorn Investments, Tonewick Investments, Aixland Investments, and Nedbourne Investments – all of these confirmed investment vehicles created by the minister.
Pride of place must go to the more than dozen housing stands accumulated in Harare’s leafy suburbs, including Stand 61 in Helensvale which is hidden under Harvest-Net Investments. It is fully paid for and awaiting title deeds.
The minister has also acquired residential stands 257 to 260 in Borrowdale Estates under investment vehicle Waywick Investments, residential stands 251 to 255 again in Crouhill Borrowdale estates under Tonewick Investments, stand 293 in Avondale under Waywick Investments, and stand 365 Beverly in Harare under Nedbourne Investments.
The case has now sucked into its vortex lawyers. A letter written by Chombo’s wife, dated August 14, 2009 to one Mr Marimambeva of estate agency Heaven on Earth states: “I was shocked to learn that you have been instructed by my husband, Dr Ignatius Chombo, not to give me 50 percent of the rentals on our properties.”
The wife says in the letter she will collect rentals herself from September 1, setting a deadly clash between Chombo and his first wife.
“The properties which I should get 50 percent are listed below: two Glenview houses, two block of flats – Chelsea Flats in Queensdale, two flats in Eastview Gradens – B319 and B320, one flat at San Sebastain flat corner Josiah Tongogara/6th Street, one house on 79 West Road in Avondale West, one house in Mandara, one house on 36 Cleveland Road, Milton Park, one house in Norton – 135 Poort Road, two houses in Bulawayo, one house on 18 Cuba Road, Mt Pleasant house registered in the name of Pym Tambo and Hilda Machuma which my husband’s lawyer indicated rentals are being collected from that property,” said Marian Chombo in her papers.