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I want my lobola first, man tells court
11 Sep 2015 at 06:56hrs | Views
A MUTARE man last week told the courts that he could only give the nod to have a maintenance order against his son-in-law cancelled on condition that he pays off the outstanding lobola amount.Appearing before Mutare magistrate, Mrs Anniah Ndiraya, Tangai Bwizi was disputing his son-in-law, Livingstone Muzivi's move to have a maintenance order cancelled saying he owed him in lobola arrears.
"Tine chitsidzo chetakaita (We had an agreement) and he has to pay-off his bride price because if he does not do so he would not have kept his end of the bargain.
"I charged him seven beasts ($300 each) and he was paying off that money in the form of the maintenance he was paying me. I was getting $103 and according to our agreement, he is supposed to be paying me the money until
August 2016. Now that he is applying for the cancellation of maintenance, how then is he going to pay me back because I want my lobola," said Bwizi.
Livingstone on the other hand thought he had to stop paying maintenance as he now had custody of the children.
In her ruling, Mrs Ndiraya said the cancelling of maintenance could not be stopped by the agreement they had made as in-laws.
Said Mrs Ndiraya: "Your agreement has nothing to do with the maintenance order. Now that the applicant is staying with his children, it is well within his rights to have it cancelled. If you want him to pay your bride price, you can make another application against him so that he gives you your money."
Bwizi vowed to pursue the case until his son-in-law gives him his dues.
"Tine chitsidzo chetakaita (We had an agreement) and he has to pay-off his bride price because if he does not do so he would not have kept his end of the bargain.
"I charged him seven beasts ($300 each) and he was paying off that money in the form of the maintenance he was paying me. I was getting $103 and according to our agreement, he is supposed to be paying me the money until
August 2016. Now that he is applying for the cancellation of maintenance, how then is he going to pay me back because I want my lobola," said Bwizi.
Livingstone on the other hand thought he had to stop paying maintenance as he now had custody of the children.
In her ruling, Mrs Ndiraya said the cancelling of maintenance could not be stopped by the agreement they had made as in-laws.
Said Mrs Ndiraya: "Your agreement has nothing to do with the maintenance order. Now that the applicant is staying with his children, it is well within his rights to have it cancelled. If you want him to pay your bride price, you can make another application against him so that he gives you your money."
Bwizi vowed to pursue the case until his son-in-law gives him his dues.
Source - manicapost
