Prosecutor Peter Marimo told the court that in December, Mukoko was phoned by four parents seeking Form One places at the school. He allegedly directed them to pay $110 each in school fees directly to him, claiming he would forward the money to the school’s accounts department.
Marimo told the court that Mukoko advised the parents to buy uniforms for their children after convincing them that they had secured places. The children started attending classes on January 8 but when the school headmistress, Nyengeterai Nhemachena, conducted an audit of admitted students, they were discovered.
Nhemachena summoned the parents of the affected children, leading to Mukoko’s arrest. He is denying the charge.