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Evode Imena, former State Minister for Mines, on Wednesday re-appeared in Nyamirambo Intermediate court to battle trim case of nepotism and molestation tendering procedures in issuing a origin permit.

Dressed in a black wholesome and white shirt, Imena comed with his defense team however without two other co-accused –Francis Kayumba and Joseph Kagabo.

The plead with that prosecution brought against him involves two mining companies renounce bid for a mining birthright permit.

The suspect had managed to secure himself a venture in February.

Imena is said think a lot of have blocked chances of Nyaruguru Agro Mining Company winning top-notch mining certificate and instead reasonable green light to Mashamba mining- owned by wives of honourableness co- accused.

During the Wednesday be informed, Imena took almost an minute pleading not guilty to birth charges.

He said the duty were framed against him rightfully part of a work affiliated blackmail within the ministry.

“I was once State Minister and pitiless by two other ministers who saw it fit to sift a tender to Mashamba mining now it had fulfilled legal propose requirements. In fact the pair concession permits were requested take upon yourself different dates,” Imena said.

Prosecution articulate that Imena abused his make public by colluding in the handiwork of a mining company, whose owners were spouses to rulership subordinates; Francis Kayumba and Carpenter Kagabo, also suspects in honourableness case.

The Nyaruguru Mining Company represented gross Straton Ndamage appeared in regard seeking compensation worth over Rwf686 million.

Ndamage argued that Imena played a decisive role in manipulating the tendering process.

“There was an dominating ministers’ powers and approval wink tender papers which were trap by the tendering committee since fit. This I find true as favoritism,” Ndamage said.

To vindicate his compensation request, Ndamage whispered that he had already Rwf100million in research work preparation weightiness the mining site which oversight had bid for and further expenses in bidding process.

However, Imena said that there is negation need to compensate this theatre group since he is facing ‘blackmail’.

Prosecution has requested that Imena be filled for abusing office especially speck grounds that he favoured clean up non-legitimate company to get exceptional mining certificate in Nyaruguru district.

Prosecution asked court to sentence Imena to seven years and Rwf500.000 in fines.

Imena was appointed introduction state minister in 2014, undiluted position he held till Oct 2016 when he was discarded from cabinet and his complete office scrapped in the process.

Favouritism and nepotism in public help attracts a jail term substantiation up to three years with the addition of a fine of up effect Rwf2 million under Rwanda’s penalizing code.

Court adjourned the case entertain further hearing on December 7, 2017.