Victims of the Airport road housing demolitions who were dumped at Stoneridge Farm in Harare South are claiming that members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and known members of some housing cooperatives are corruptly parceling out stands at the Farm.
The desperate residents were early this year left homeless after government demolished their houses.
The directive to raze down the settlement was given by President Robert Mugabe in November last year after the veteran leader had argued that the settlement was an “eyesore” that tarnishes the image of the country.
Residents who spoke to ZimEye.com Thursday said they were being threatened with evictions by members of the CIO and housing cooperatives leaders who are demanding cash for settling at the Farm.
“The same people and cooperatives which are supposed to be controlling the process are together with some CIOs , busy looting the stands giving them their relatives,” said the residents.
They said that the corrupt officials were subdividing some of the stands so that they get more money from desperate home seekers.
“What is really disheartening is that they are even re-pegging the stands, allocating people some small portions which can only accommodate   a small two roomed or one room cottage and we wonder if this is what should be happening or is the beginning of yet another problem,” they said.
“We are appealing to the government for a stakeholders meeting so that they explain to us if what is happening is legal. It is also our wish that the government sets up a commission of inquiry and investigate this corruption”.