The court convicted Ndemera and Kandemiri for criminal abuse of office, ruling that they had abused their positions to sell the council-owned Mt Pleasant Sports Club without following the proper procedure. Justice Kwenda described their actions as a dishonest alienation of public property held in trust. The court emphasized the seriousness of their offence, as it involved the privatization of valuable state land, causing prejudice to the fiscus (public treasury) and potentially depleting land resources for future generations.