HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika and her uncle, Isaac Arab Jessub, have each been granted US$1,000 bail by the High Court after successfully challenging a magistrate’s decision to deny them bail.

Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, sitting at the High Court in Harare on Thursday, allowed the appeal by consent and substituted the magistrate’s August 13 ruling with an order admitting both accused to bail.

The court directed each accused to deposit US$1,000 with the clerk of the Harare Magistrates Court.

They were also ordered to surrender their passports, report to police once every fortnight and remain at specified residential addresses until the criminal proceedings are finalised.

Tafirenyika must report to Borrowdale Police Station on Fridays, while Jessub is required to report to Hatfield Police Station.

Justice Kwenda ordered that the two “shall not interfere with State witnesses, exhibits or police investigations.”

The pair are facing charges of unlawful possession of pethidine for the purpose of dealing and unlawful possession of unregistered medicines.

They were represented by Advocate Sylvester Hashiti, instructed by Admire Rubaya and Malvern Mapako of Rubaya and Chatambudza legal practice.

Tafirenyika was arrested on August 4 following a raid at her Greystone Park home by detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit.

The State alleges that detectives recovered more than 200 ampoules of pethidine and morphine from her bedroom and five rolls of cannabis from her Lamborghini.

The prosecution had opposed bail, arguing that investigations were continuing, the alleged supplier of the drugs was yet to be arrested and that Tafirenyika was a flight risk.