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Polygamist seeks daughter's eviction for not greeting him
21 Nov 2013 at 00:51hrs | Views
A POLYGAMIST from Bulawayo has dragged one of his daughters to court seeking consent to evict her from his house claiming that she is being disrespectful as she does not greet him.
Mr Makura Tima of H284 Njube made an application to the Small Claims Court housed at Tredgold Building seeking an order to evict his daughter, who is a single mother.
She has two minor children with her former husband who is based in South Africa and indications are that she left her marriage because her father did not approve of it.
Mr Tima told Bulawayo magistrate Mr Victor Mpofu that he could no longer keep her and wants to send her back to her husband.
"Your Worship I want my daughter to vacate my house and go back to her husband in South Africa.
"She does not greet me and she no longer respects me like her father. I cannot take care of her and her children while her husband is still alive," said Mr Tima.
He told the court that he has three wives and 10 children.
Mr Tima said he is also taking care of his grandchildren.
"They have been in my custody for more than one year and it is now difficult to live with them together with my three wives and 10 children," he said.
Ms Precious Tima broke into tears as she made her submissions.
She told the court that her father was a tribalist, saying he did not approve of her marriage to her husband because he is from a different tribe.
"Your Worship I cannot leave my father's house because he is the main reason why I am a single mother today. About a year ago he came to my house in South Africa and convinced me to come for a funeral.
"He then told me he could not accept my husband who has since remarried," she said.
Ms Tima vowed to remain in the house with her children and accused her father of always picking fights with her mother because he wants her to move out of the house and now he has turned on her.
"My father recently picked up a fight with my mother. My husband no longer supports me and he sent a message saying I should get married to my father who unlawfully took me away from my matrimonial home," she said.
Ms Tima's mother is the first wife of Mr Tima.
One of the wives, Ms Dambudzo Madau, was invited to testify on the matter.
She accused Mr Tima of turning their matrimonial home into hell since marrying a third wife.
However, Mr Mpofu dismissed Mr Tima's application.
He warned him against trying to use the court to fight his "silly" wars emanating from his lack of responsibility.
"I will not grant you the eviction order; rather you should go home and sort out your mess with your wives and children.
"Surely, you cannot expect me to help you evict your daughter whose marriage you ruined. If you think she needs to go back to her husband, arrange and go see your son-in-law and bring him to Zimbabwe so that you solve the matter amicably," said Mr Mpofu.
Mr Makura Tima of H284 Njube made an application to the Small Claims Court housed at Tredgold Building seeking an order to evict his daughter, who is a single mother.
She has two minor children with her former husband who is based in South Africa and indications are that she left her marriage because her father did not approve of it.
Mr Tima told Bulawayo magistrate Mr Victor Mpofu that he could no longer keep her and wants to send her back to her husband.
"Your Worship I want my daughter to vacate my house and go back to her husband in South Africa.
"She does not greet me and she no longer respects me like her father. I cannot take care of her and her children while her husband is still alive," said Mr Tima.
He told the court that he has three wives and 10 children.
Mr Tima said he is also taking care of his grandchildren.
"They have been in my custody for more than one year and it is now difficult to live with them together with my three wives and 10 children," he said.
Ms Precious Tima broke into tears as she made her submissions.
She told the court that her father was a tribalist, saying he did not approve of her marriage to her husband because he is from a different tribe.
"He then told me he could not accept my husband who has since remarried," she said.
Ms Tima vowed to remain in the house with her children and accused her father of always picking fights with her mother because he wants her to move out of the house and now he has turned on her.
"My father recently picked up a fight with my mother. My husband no longer supports me and he sent a message saying I should get married to my father who unlawfully took me away from my matrimonial home," she said.
Ms Tima's mother is the first wife of Mr Tima.
One of the wives, Ms Dambudzo Madau, was invited to testify on the matter.
She accused Mr Tima of turning their matrimonial home into hell since marrying a third wife.
However, Mr Mpofu dismissed Mr Tima's application.
He warned him against trying to use the court to fight his "silly" wars emanating from his lack of responsibility.
"I will not grant you the eviction order; rather you should go home and sort out your mess with your wives and children.
"Surely, you cannot expect me to help you evict your daughter whose marriage you ruined. If you think she needs to go back to her husband, arrange and go see your son-in-law and bring him to Zimbabwe so that you solve the matter amicably," said Mr Mpofu.
Source - chronicle
