Mliswa seeks court's protection

Former Hurungwe West MP Temba Mliswa has approached the High Court seeking the court's intervention to evict Zanu-PF activists who invaded his Spring Farm in Karoi last Wednesday taking over his restaurant, a service station, a lodge and farming equipment.

Mliswa filed an urgent chamber application for spoliation and an interdict against the party members last Thursday and the matter is set to be heard before High Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu this Monday.

In the court application, through his lawyers, the former parliamentarian cited Nigel Murambiwa, Chinjayi Kambuzuma, Tapiwa Masenda, Silas Chimbiro, officer-in-charge Karoi Police Station and the Minister for Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement in the President's Office as respondents.

According to court papers, upon their arrival at the farm, the Zanu-PF activists ordered all patrons who were in the restaurant to leave and the staff to shut down all operations.

After locking the restaurant, the group is said to have proceeded to the lodge where they allegedly ordered all the clients that were booked for the night to leave the place.

Mliswa said the gang locked the lodge and proceeded to his house where they broke the locks at the gate and took occupation of the residence.