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Gay man fights 'lover's' widow over house
18 Jun 2015 at 06:57hrs | Views
A GAY man who last year claimed that a former touring company boat captain sodomised him for 19 years and infected him with HIV is now fighting his late lover's widow in a bid to inherit a house he left.
Masiye Moyo, 32, a former captain at the now defunct United Touring Company (UTC) in Victoria Falls, died on May 19 this year, leaving a four-roomed house in Chinotimba suburb.
His widow Christina Sibanda, 38, has approached the courts seeking an order to evict Bruce Kazembe, who has been occupying the house. Kazembe claims the late Moyo offered him the property to buy his silence for the alleged abuse.
Moyo and Sibanda had four children together aged between five and 14 years. Moyo and Kazembe stayed together in Victoria Falls as "family friends", while the late boat captain's wife was at their rural home.
Sibanda, in her summons, said she wanted Kazembe out of the house together with his tenants.
Before his death, Moyo handed the power of attorney to Sibanda that empowers her to oversee his assets, including the house.
Moyo's younger brother, Matthew, who also deposed his affidavit, said: "What pains us the most is that Bruce has been living in that house illegally. He's not our relative and we only know him because the late once rented at his parents' place."
Matthew also accused Kazembe of breaking into the house after he locked it at a time when the alleged gay man was in South Africa.
Kazembe vowed to stay put and has responded through a notice to plead.
"Masiye sodomised me since I was 11-years-old and I contracted HIV in the process. I'm surprised I'm being evicted because he offered me the house to conceal this wickedness.
"I've been disowned by my parents and the court should consider my status. I can't fend for myself and I can't marry anymore," he said.
Moyo died before the conclusion of the sodomy case that was reported by Kazembe and which was before the Victoria Falls Magistrate's Court.
Masiye Moyo, 32, a former captain at the now defunct United Touring Company (UTC) in Victoria Falls, died on May 19 this year, leaving a four-roomed house in Chinotimba suburb.
His widow Christina Sibanda, 38, has approached the courts seeking an order to evict Bruce Kazembe, who has been occupying the house. Kazembe claims the late Moyo offered him the property to buy his silence for the alleged abuse.
Moyo and Sibanda had four children together aged between five and 14 years. Moyo and Kazembe stayed together in Victoria Falls as "family friends", while the late boat captain's wife was at their rural home.
Sibanda, in her summons, said she wanted Kazembe out of the house together with his tenants.
Before his death, Moyo handed the power of attorney to Sibanda that empowers her to oversee his assets, including the house.
Moyo's younger brother, Matthew, who also deposed his affidavit, said: "What pains us the most is that Bruce has been living in that house illegally. He's not our relative and we only know him because the late once rented at his parents' place."
Matthew also accused Kazembe of breaking into the house after he locked it at a time when the alleged gay man was in South Africa.
Kazembe vowed to stay put and has responded through a notice to plead.
"Masiye sodomised me since I was 11-years-old and I contracted HIV in the process. I'm surprised I'm being evicted because he offered me the house to conceal this wickedness.
"I've been disowned by my parents and the court should consider my status. I can't fend for myself and I can't marry anymore," he said.
Moyo died before the conclusion of the sodomy case that was reported by Kazembe and which was before the Victoria Falls Magistrate's Court.
Source - chronicle
