Magaya Demands Removal Of Chief Prosecutor Saying She Is On A Mission From Makandiwa To Destroy Him
Magaya Vs Makandiwa: Prophet Demands Prosecutor’s Removal Over UFIC Allegations
Embattled PHD Ministries leader Walter Magaya has launched a stunning attack on the prosecutor handling his rape trial, demanding her removal and alleging she is on a direct mission from Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa to destroy him and his church.
In an explosive letter to the Prosecutor General’s office, Magaya’s legal team accuses chief prosecutor Tendayi Shonhayi of being a member of Makandiwa’s United Family International Church (UFIC) and using her position to wage a war against a rival ministry. The sensational claim has thrown the already scandal-plagued rape trial into unprecedented chaos.
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The Herald reports that the letter, formally submitted to the court by Magaya’s lawyers Admire Rubaya and Everson Chatambudza on Tuesday, does not hold back. It directly links Shonhayi’s courtroom actions to her spiritual allegiance, painting a picture of a prosecutor on a personal crusade.
The legal team states in the letter dated February 17, 2026:
“Our client instructs, and has it on good authority, that Ms Tendayi Shonhayi is a member of a rival church known as United Family International Church (UFIC), which is considered by our client as a rival church to Magaya’s church, PHD Ministries, as well as to Magaya himself.”
But the letter goes far beyond stating the facts. It accuses Shonhayi of actively working to bring down Magaya for the benefit of her own “PAPA.”
“It is our client’s considered view that Ms Tendayi Shonhayi is on a mission of her own to try and persecute him on the basis that she wants to destroy our client’s church for the benefit of UFIC, which is a competing rival church. She is doing the bidding for her own ‘PAPA’ Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa in circumstances where she should be detached from the case.”
The legal team argues that this deep-seated conflict has poisoned the entire prosecution. They claim she unilaterally pushed to move the trial to the Victim-Friendly Court before any official ruling, a move they believe was designed to create the impression that Magaya is already guilty.
