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Chief Negomo to attach Tsvangirai's property at his Harare home
19 Mar 2012 at 11:07hrs | Views
Chief Luscious Chitsinde Negomo says his court will this week attach Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's property at his Strathaven home in Harare after the Premier defied an order to pay a fine for marrying in November, a month deemed sacred in many local cultures.
Mr Tsvangirai was fined two head of cattle, two sheep, a 10-metre cloth and a ball of snuff for paying the bride price for Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo on November 22 last year.
Chief Negomo said Mr Tsvangirai acted out of stubbornness, but remained a "child under the guidance of a chief".
He also accused him of politicising the case. Efforts to get a comment from the Prime Minister's spokespersons yesterday were fruitless.
"We are going to attach property at his home in Strathaven anytime from now. He has seven days within which to pay the fine for him to be able to retain the property," said the realm leader in an interview last week.
"If he remains defiant, we will send the items for auctioning so that we acquire money to purchase the stated items. These items will be used at a traditional ceremony to appease the spirits.
"We have to do this (the ceremony) before summer ends; we are doing this to respect our tradition. The problem is he (Mr Tsvangirai) is viewing this whole issue from a political perspective."
Prime Minister Tsvangirai married Ms Tembo in a traditional union that courted controversy. Initially, he denied the marriage, but reports indicated Ms Tembo was, in fact, living with his mother in Buhera.
Chief Negomo summoned Mr Tsvangirai and his in-laws to court, citing breach of custom.
The Bindura Magistrates' Court endorsed the subsequent judgment last December.
Mr Tsvangirai was fined two head of cattle, two sheep, a 10-metre cloth and a ball of snuff for paying the bride price for Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo on November 22 last year.
Chief Negomo said Mr Tsvangirai acted out of stubbornness, but remained a "child under the guidance of a chief".
He also accused him of politicising the case. Efforts to get a comment from the Prime Minister's spokespersons yesterday were fruitless.
"We are going to attach property at his home in Strathaven anytime from now. He has seven days within which to pay the fine for him to be able to retain the property," said the realm leader in an interview last week.
"If he remains defiant, we will send the items for auctioning so that we acquire money to purchase the stated items. These items will be used at a traditional ceremony to appease the spirits.
"We have to do this (the ceremony) before summer ends; we are doing this to respect our tradition. The problem is he (Mr Tsvangirai) is viewing this whole issue from a political perspective."
Prime Minister Tsvangirai married Ms Tembo in a traditional union that courted controversy. Initially, he denied the marriage, but reports indicated Ms Tembo was, in fact, living with his mother in Buhera.
Chief Negomo summoned Mr Tsvangirai and his in-laws to court, citing breach of custom.
The Bindura Magistrates' Court endorsed the subsequent judgment last December.
Source - SN
