The parliamentary committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development had a pleasant surprise after a brief stopover at the 22 Miles toll plaza in Mutare on Wednesday to have an appreciation how the system at the tollgate works.

At this tollgate along the Mutare-Masvingo Highway, Zinara is reportedly losing potential revenue through an illegal bypass that goes though the field of a man identified as Padhina Dzumbira.

At the illegal bypass, the man is charging motorists varying sums of money which are below those gazetted by Zinara.

The man denied the parliamentarians access through the bypass.

Some lawmakers tried to remove a wooden boom gate erected, but the man verbally assaulted MPs.

“This is my farm and you do not have a right to enter the premises, I am now calling the Lands Commissioner,” he ranted.

Shurugwi North MP, Robson Nyathi, who was leading the Portfolio Committee, said they will take the matter up.

“What is happening is illegal and we are going to raise our concern with the relevant authorities. We also want to find out the identity of the Lands Commissioner where he gets his power,” said Nyathi.