Demo against Kasukuwere

Zanu-PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, yesterday came under fire from over 300 Goromonzi A1 farmers who accused him of double standards and outright chicanery after he reportedly parcelled out their plots in Chishawasha B for residential settlement.

The farmers yesterday staged a demonstration in Chishawasha B denouncing Kasukuwere.

He is also embroiled in another nasty scandal involving rigging of Zanu-PF primary elections in Norton that resulted in the revolutionary party being defeated by Mr Temba Mliswa.

This also comes at a time when thousands of Zanu-PF youths who were allocated stands in Norton have lost the land after Government conceded that it was a private property belonging to Maparahwe Property (Pvt) Ltd.

The land in Chishawasha B was allegedly sold to Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya while part of it was dished out to Kasukuwere's side-kicks.

Kasukuwere is on record as saying that all transactions relating to Chishawasha B were cancelled.

The A1 farmers yesterday said it was not only illegal for Kasukuwere to allocate that land for residential stands, but also inhuman to take it because they were the rightful owners.

They produced offer letters signed by Goromonzi district administrator a Mr H Mandizvidza and district lands officer a Mr WF Bika in 2010.

The offer letters in possession of at least 315 A1 farmers, showed that they were legally allocated six hectare plots in Chishawasha B for farming purposes.

Chishawasha B falls under Goromonzi Rural District.

The farmers said they were receiving support from their MP Paddy Zhanda, but developments from Kasukuwere's office were worrying.

They said they had also knocked on several Government offices seeking assistance but to no avail.