The Vice Chancellor of University of Zimbabwe (UZ),Professor Levi Nyagura arrested for awarding of a Doctor of Philosophy degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe.

  

 The Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Professor Levi Nyagura was arrested on allegations of office abuse involving the awarding of a Doctor of Philosophy degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe. Prof Nyagura was arrested in Harare and likely appeared in court today. Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Zimbabwe spokeswoman Ms Phyllis Chikundura said the arrest was confirmed.

 "Yes, he was arrested on allegations of abuse on the title of former First Lady Grace Mugabe,". "He was detained at Mabelreign Police Station and he appeared in court tomorrow (now)." Prof Nyagura was accused of having no awarding project at the Doctor of Philosophy degree without the approval of both the University Council and the Senate Committee.  

He has recently murdered lecturers in the Department of Sociology for the challenge of awarding a controversial doctor's title, saying they are "ignorant Messrs and doctors", who have no academic ability to administer a PhD student . In a recent interview with The Herald with 10 university lecturer demands to reclaim Mr Mugabe's PhD, Prof. Attempt that PhD students be administered by the post-graduate center and not in a teaching department.  

He abolished the allegations that the thesis was not in the library until this year, but was deposited in 2014.  According to him, Mrs. Mugabe's thesis was commissioned by two professors, who also administered former President Joice Mujuru  Professor Claude Mararike, Mrs. Mugabe graduated from the Doctor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Social Studies in September 2014.  Through their lawyer, Ms. Fiona Iliff from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, the lectures reported that they were surprised to hear that Mrs. Mugabe was awarded a doctor's degree from their department without seeing his application, acceptance letter, supervision and even degree awarding.

 

The 10 lecturers were Prof Rudo Gaidzanwa, Drs Sandra Bhatasara, Julius Musevenzi, Watch Ruparanganda, Gutsa, Mandizadza, Sadomba, Mate and Messrs Nelson Muparamoto and a T Chevo.
With regards to Professor Mararike’s appointment, the lecturers alleged that he was appointed without their consultation as stipulated in the ordinance regulations.

The arrest of Prof Nyagura came after a Harare magistrate had issued a warrant empowering ZACC to search and seize all documents relevant to its probe on whether or not he corruptly awarded Mrs Mugabe the doctoral degree.
Provincial magistrate Mr Elisha Singano directed the UZ registrar or any other senior official at the institution to provide a set of relevant documents, records and articles to the investigators.

  

The documents ordered to be availed included Dr Mugabe’s pre-registration application form, her research proposal submitted to the Department of Sociology, minutes of the departmental board assigning a supervisor to Mrs Mugabe, academic certificates of her supervisor, minutes showing that the doctoral degree passed through the Academic Committee, and minutes of the UZ senate recommending to the university council the conferment of the doctorate on Mrs Mugabe.
Mr Singano directed the university to allow ZACC access to minutes of the University Council recommending to the University Chancellor the conferment of the doctorate on Mrs Mugabe, copies of progress reports at Post Graduate Centre, copies of contract of research assistant and contract of teaching assistant in respect of Mr Justice Tandire.

ZACC must also be furnished with the UZ Faculty Ordinance number 44, UZ quality assurance guidelines and benchmarks for management and supervision of higher degrees by research, General Academic Regulations for Post-Graduate Degrees of the university of Zimbabwe 1998/99 Volume 11, as well as copies of the transcript, notification and Doctor of Philosophy Degree awarded to Mrs Mugabe. UZ has since filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court to set aside the search warrant, arguing that it was illegal.Räägi sõbrale... #AFRICA ... spill TEA ABOUT THE TOPIC ABOVE.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie