By Political Reporter- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife, Auxillia, has targeted Mazowe and is evicting villagers from Arnold Farm who live near the water body.
The victims are the same villagers whom Grace Mugabe also tormented.
The villagers at Arnold Farm, popularly known as Manzou, were eventually saved by a High Court order barring Grace from evicting them.
The farm is opposite Mazowe Dam, which is a tourist attraction.
“In 2017 l was arrested and tortured after resisting a farm grab by former first lady Grace Mugabe, so I pray that what happened does not happen to me again,” said one villager who refused to be named was quoted by The Standard.
Innocent Dube, the spokesperson of the Arnold farm villagers association, said they visited Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs minister, Christopher Magogo, where they were told that they were going to be removed from the farm to pave way for the first lady.
“Our provincial affairs minister told us they are looking for a place to put us as the first lady wants the area. There are people who came and erected cabins and pegs saying they are from the first lady’s office. We have 5 000 villagers who are going to be affected if we are evicted.”