Nyambirai loses farms case

An attempt by Tawanda Nyambirai to reverse the acquisition of four former white-owned farms hit a brick wall after the High Court ruled that he does not have a case.

High Court judge, Justice Priscilla Chigumba on September 30 ruled that government legally acquired the farms and their sell to Nyambirai was invalid and therefore he cannot seek any compensation or eviction of people who were allocated the farms.

The purported acquisition of the farms by Nyambirai's companies was done without the mandatory certificate of no interest from government.

When the transaction took place, the farms had already been listed for compulsory acquisition by government.