MUDEDE IN LAND DISPUTE
FORMER Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede is embroiled in a land dispute with a fellow farmer in Mazowe.
Mudede is however, still to respond to the allegations.
The former Registrar-General and Roti Gadzikwa were allocated land at Ballineety Farm in Mazowe which is approximately 375 hectares.
According to Gadzikwa, Mudede was initially allocated subdivision 1 at the farm, but has applied for more land from subdivisions 1 to 13, causing a boundary rift between the two.
Gadzikwa, who only occupies subdivision 14, claims Mudede has deprived him of at least 60 hectares and has applied for an order to stop the unlawful conduct.
“There are ongoing disagreements concerning land usage arising from the disputed boundary.
“As a result of the disputes, I made a complaint to the Lands Commission to investigate Mudede’s unlawful conduct,” narrated Gadzikwa.
He said Mudede continues to develop the land despite awaiting decision by the commission.
“Despite the fact that the Commission is yet to make its determination on the complaint, Mudede without any authority or good or unlawful cause shown. “…is continuing with his habit of illegally changing boundaries and putting fences, effectively depriving me of close to 60 hectares of my farm land,” he said.
The farmer accuses Mudede of denying him use of some of his properties.
“The disputed area contains some boreholes which I use to irrigate my crop.
“Mudede is denying me use of boreholes and electricity transformers in the disputed boundaries.
“He has threatened to evict some of my workers from the compound without notice or a court order. He denies my workers use of communal infrastructure at the workers’ compound,” he said.
Gadzikwa feels the conduct by the former registrar is detrimental to the achievement of his lawful farming goals and aims.
“There is no other lawful remedy available to me to ensure that Mudede is barred from persisting in his unlawful conduct, pending determination of my complaint with the Commission, other than by way of the Honourable court interdicting him.
“The Land Commission does not have statutory powers to direct Mudede to stop his unlawful activities before completing its investigations,” he said.
According to Gadzikwa he is under threat to suffer irreparable harm by not utilising the commercial piece of land.
“I therefore humbly pray for an order directing Mudede to refrain from fencing disputed boundaries, stopping him from denying me access to boreholes and electricity from transformers on the disputed boundary. Stopping him from evicting my workers from the compound without notice and a court order,” submitted Gadzikwa.