The Rt. Rev. Nolbert Kunonga, Bishop of Harare, Zimbabwe, has been presented to the Ecclesiastical Court of the Province of Central Africa on charges which include solicitation of murder for hire.

A political associate of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Bishop Kunonga has been accused of apostasy, false teaching, and a variety of conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy.

The chancellor of the diocese of Harare, Robert Stumbles, told The Living Church the charges had been presented to the bishops and dean of the Province and are being investigated.