Over 300 A1 farmers stage demo against Kasukuwere after he gives out their plots in Chishawasha B as residential stands
Yesterday over 300 A1 farmers staged a demonstration against Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere for reportedly giving out their plots in Chishawasha B for residential settlement.
The demo comes at a time when Kasukuwere is facing a scandal involving rigging of Zanu-PF primary elections in Norton that resulted in the ruling party fielding a candidate that President Mugabe called a thief. At the same time thousands of Zanu-PF youths who were allocated stands in Norton have lost the land after Government conceded that it was a private property belonging to Maparahwe Property (Pvt) Ltd.
The land in Chishawasha B was allegedly sold to Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya while part of it was dished out to Kasukuwere’s cronies. The Minister is on record saying that all transactions relating to Chishawasha B were cancelled.
The A1 farmers yesterday said it was not only illegal for Kasukuwere to allocate that land for residential stands, but also inhuman to take it because they were the rightful owners. They produced offer letters signed by Goromonzi district administrator Mr H Mandizvidza and district lands officer a Mr WF Bika in 2010.
Nhamo Jeke who is the chairwoman of Grace Mugabe district in Chishawasha B, said,
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It is our humble appeal that the President should intervene in this matter. We strongly believe that there are some people who are lying to him because we are not illegal occupants of this land as we are in possession of the relevant paperwork. We are receiving reports through the media that this farm was sold to (Prophet) Magaya and other people. Where does Kasukuwere want us to go? I fail to understand the logic behind dishing out all the land towards residential stands as if people do not want to eat. We deliver maize every year to Grain Marketing Board depot in Msasa and we feel by that, we are making meaningful contribution towards the development of our country. Now we have joined the Government’s Command Agriculture scheme but our future is uncertain because we are always threatened with eviction.
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