Last Thursday, Mahofa said she had barred Mzembi from taking over part of the Masvingo farm which is home to the province’s largest hatchery project that produces 100,000 day-old chicks per week.
But the Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi has vowed to stay put on the farm which the Provincial Affairs Minister Shuvai Mahofa described as “strategic” to the province.
Barquest Farm, which is owned by Hellen Mitchell, is located near Lake Mutirikwi.
Mahofa said Mzembi should relinquish any claim to the property, adding that land would be found for him elsewhere.
But Mzembi yesterday told The Chronicle that Senator Mahofa had no power over land matters as she can only make recommendations to the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement, Douglas Mombeshora.
“The correct position which I wish the public to know is that I was offered Subdivision 1 equivalent to 367.51 ha in extent of Barquest Extension, which was gazetted many years ago for the purposes of compulsory acquisition and resettlement by the government of Zimbabwe, leaving the Mitchells with an ungazetted portion in excess of 500 ha to pursue their business and family interests,” said the minister.
“On my portion, as I’ve already shared with the Mitchells, I’m going to develop a hatchery, abattoir and processing plant for a poultry venture whose business elements are on file with the provincial and national government. I intend to complement the production statistics that Cde Mahofa has alluded to and she has all the information in the submission that led to my being allocated the farm.”
He added: “In the meantime, I wish to advise all that I’m now the legitimate occupant of Barquest Extension that I was offered by the government and I will commence operations after due process.”
The minister said Mahofa was best advised to engage the Minister of Lands directly and to use official channels when dealing with the matter.
He said as this was official government business, the matter has its own channels of communication and does not need amplification through the media.
He went on: “My muted silence on the matter in the face of a barrage of attacks from public media and colleagues in government and the party shouldn’t be misconstrued as an admission of guilt.
“There’s a modicum of communication that’s generally expected of us at this senior level both in government and the party that I’m observing, notwithstanding how right or aggrieved I may feel about certain issues at play.
“However, because this matter is already planted in the mindset of readers through various articles that seem to suggest that I’m grabbing a viable chicken business belonging to the Mitchells, in very brief remarks I wish to state my position to the contrary.”
Senator Mahofa had earlier said the farm was strategic to Masvingo province in terms of supply of chicks and eggs. She said besides supplying day-old chicks and eggs to Masvingo, Mitchell’s hatchery project also serviced Manicaland and Midlands provinces.
Sen Mahofa said she had already informed officials in the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement in Masvingo to identify another farm for Minister Mzembi.
She said other senior officials in the province like Zimbabwe Chiefs’ Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira wanted to take over the farm a few years ago but were stopped because of its strategic importance to Masvingo.
Sen Mahofa said the Masvingo provincial leadership would not tolerate the take-over of productive farms that benefit the majority of the people.-chronicle
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Muzembi nhaiwe, ko kuzoda kuitira PROJECT ipapo pane umwe arikuita yakadaro nemhakayei? Ko chirwere rikaitika kuNeighbour handiti chinosvika kwako…?? Ko wadii kunoitira kumaPURAZI ako amwe? Taneta nemi neumbavha hwenyu varume. Hamunyari?
Muzembi nhaiwe, ko kuzoda kuitira PROJECT ipapo pane umwe arikuita yakadaro nemhakayei? Ko chirwere rikaitika kuNeighbour handiti chinosvika kwako…?? Ko wadii kunoitira kumaPURAZI ako amwe? Taneta nemi neumbavha hwenyu varume. Hamunyari?
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Muzembi is a unique kind of a fool. You have your farm just around the same area. He says thugs will sabotage his business. Saka paMitchell ndipo pasina vanosaboteja. Hama ngatiite sevekuMatopo vakabatana vakablocker vapambepfumi veZanu. Mzembi does not want his farm asi yaMitchell.Hi shop is closed haadi kuvhura aite business. This is the business world. Zvasiyana nekunhonga mazhanje
Muzembi is a unique kind of a fool. You have your farm just around the same area. He says thugs will sabotage his business. Saka paMitchell ndipo pasina vanosaboteja. Hama ngatiite sevekuMatopo vakabatana vakablocker vapambepfumi veZanu. Mzembi does not want his farm asi yaMitchell.Hi shop is closed haadi kuvhura aite business. This is the business world. Zvasiyana nekunhonga mazhanje
I am disgusted with mzembi. I always thought he had a modicum of decency. Clearly he has none. They must all go and read Micah Ch 2. God will NOT be mocked. ZPf sowed a wind and they will reap a whirlwind. And in this case Mohafa is correct. Whites are Zimbabweans too. The treatment of that sector of Zimbabweans society is unacceptable. Mzembi must go and ALL farm disruptions must cease. We are 35 years down the road with the past and 15 years of destruction to our economy. Zvakwana! Judgment is coming. Theft of other peoples property brings a curse to the house of the thief. You cannot hide behind unjust laws either. God will not allow it. T The 10th commandment is, “You shall NOT covet.”
I am disgusted with mzembi. I always thought he had a modicum of decency. Clearly he has none. They must all go and read Micah Ch 2. God will NOT be mocked. ZPf sowed a wind and they will reap a whirlwind. And in this case Mohafa is correct. Whites are Zimbabweans too. The treatment of that sector of Zimbabweans society is unacceptable. Mzembi must go and ALL farm disruptions must cease. We are 35 years down the road with the past and 15 years of destruction to our economy. Zvakwana! Judgment is coming. Theft of other peoples property brings a curse to the house of the thief. You cannot hide behind unjust laws either. God will not allow it. T The 10th commandment is, “You shall NOT covet.”
N ths’ cumin 4rm a Tourism minister…u begin 2 wonder wat ths guy wil b thnkin abt wat potential tourists wil b thinkin abt him wen he’s in front of them tryin 2 get them 2 consider visiting or investing in Zimbabwe. Anyway thts Zim, wit an agriculture minister who cnt produce half a tonne of é stapple crop, an ICT minister who is a novice in IT, a finance minister who dsnt simple bookkeeping bt entrusted 2 run our finance n economy, é list goes on n on 2 é idiot who cnt run wel hs wayward wife n kids yet he wnts 2 cling ont2 é reigns of é motherland
N ths’ cumin 4rm a Tourism minister…u begin 2 wonder wat ths guy wil b thnkin abt wat potential tourists wil b thinkin abt him wen he’s in front of them tryin 2 get them 2 consider visiting or investing in Zimbabwe. Anyway thts Zim, wit an agriculture minister who cnt produce half a tonne of é stapple crop, an ICT minister who is a novice in IT, a finance minister who dsnt simple bookkeeping bt entrusted 2 run our finance n economy, é list goes on n on 2 é idiot who cnt run wel hs wayward wife n kids yet he wnts 2 cling ont2 é reigns of é motherland
Thugs will be always be thugs, they will mug you in front of camera, break into your house and steal even the laundry mop if its the last thing remaining. There isnt anymore theiving to engineer in tourism hence his move to farms. Engineering qualifications gone to waste.
Thugs will be always be thugs, they will mug you in front of camera, break into your house and steal even the laundry mop if its the last thing remaining. There isnt anymore theiving to engineer in tourism hence his move to farms. Engineering qualifications gone to waste.
Mzembi, please leave that portion of the farm and look elsewhere. Why do you want to disrupt viable farming operations being done by the Mitchells? Zimbabwe has vast tracts of lands which you should utilise. The public needs to know whether you have other farms and if you do not have then it is only fair that you are allocated land risina arikurishandisa. We are in this sorry state because of people who want to reap where they did not sow. The land reform programme is quite noble as long as we do not “rob Paul to pay Peter”. As Minister of Tourism, you should be in the forefront of championing orderly farm takeovers rather than chasing the few whites who have remained in the country. The Mitchells have done wonders for the people of Masvingo Province and Mai Mahofa should be commended for resisting your intentions to seize the farm. Ko sei musinatsitsi with your fellow marginalised Zimbabweans who have no food on their tables and money to send their children to school? You get into a farm employing 200 workers and all of a sudden the affected workers lose their jobs and those who remain have to endure several months without being paid.
Mzembi, please leave that portion of the farm and look elsewhere. Why do you want to disrupt viable farming operations being done by the Mitchells? Zimbabwe has vast tracts of lands which you should utilise. The public needs to know whether you have other farms and if you do not have then it is only fair that you are allocated land risina arikurishandisa. We are in this sorry state because of people who want to reap where they did not sow. The land reform programme is quite noble as long as we do not “rob Paul to pay Peter”. As Minister of Tourism, you should be in the forefront of championing orderly farm takeovers rather than chasing the few whites who have remained in the country. The Mitchells have done wonders for the people of Masvingo Province and Mai Mahofa should be commended for resisting your intentions to seize the farm. Ko sei musinatsitsi with your fellow marginalised Zimbabweans who have no food on their tables and money to send their children to school? You get into a farm employing 200 workers and all of a sudden the affected workers lose their jobs and those who remain have to endure several months without being paid.
Ukanzwa bofu richiti ndokurova, ziva kuti rakasungirira tsvimbo muhuro
Ukanzwa bofu richiti ndokurova, ziva kuti rakasungirira tsvimbo muhuro