Former acting High Court judge Moses Chinhengo has died, according to reports from Zimbabwean media.
Chinhengo presided over the Fishrot trial about alleged corruption and fraud in the allocation and use of Namibian fishing quotas from September 2023 until he stepped down from the case in July this year.
He had informed High Court judge president Petrus Damaseb that “for personal reasons he will no longer be able to continue with the conduct of the [Fishrot] case”, the Office of the Judiciary announced in July.
Chinhengo reportedly died at Masvingo Provincial Hospital this morning. He was 69 years old.
Zimbabwean lawyer Thabani Mpofu described Chinhengo as a keen legal mind, jurist and true gentleman who always tried to do the right thing.
“We frequently exchanged notes and discussed topical cases; he remained at the top of his game until his last breath. He was insistent that I enrol in Botswana and Namibia and take on a few cases there. If I ever do, it will be in honour of his faith in me,” Mpofu said.
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