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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A section of Kutsaga Finance department was gutted by fire last Friday with suspicions it could be have been a plot to cover up some shenanigans at the country\u2019s top tobacco research institutions.<\/p>\n

This week, Kutsaga formerly known as the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) issued a statement informing stakeholders of the development.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Friday, July 28, 2023, around 12pm, Kutsaga Research encountered a fire incident at the main offices along Airport Ring Road in Harare. A portion of the administration wing of the building\u2019s first floor was damaged by fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully, all staff members evacuated safely and the fire department was responsive, preventing the fire from further damaging the rest of the administration wing. The cause of the fire is still under investigation with the assistance of external experts,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

However, sources at the institution who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com raised a number of allegations questioning why the fire only affected the Finance Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents taking place at this organisation are very suspicious and dramatic. The information gathered so far indicates that this fire started off in the Finance Executive Personal Assistant\u2019s Office before affecting her boss\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterestingly, I believe that this is where most of the pertinent files are kept in a development which has prompted many insiders to allege the fire was intentionally started to destroy key financial records,\u201d said one source who preferred anonymity.<\/p>\n

Contacted for comment, Kutsaga Research Public Relations Officer Tatenda Mugabe neither confirmed nor denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince you claim to already have insider information, is there a need for me to comment further? Our position as Kutsaga is clear in the statement, whatever you decide to do with it, we leave to your discretion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A section of Kutsaga Finance department was gutted by fire last Friday with suspicions it could be have been a plot to cover up some shenanigans at the country\u2019s top tobacco research institutions. This week, Kutsaga formerly known as the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) issued a statement informing stakeholders of the development. 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