Marondera MP, Caston Matewu |
Some MDC Alliance councillors in Marondera are reportedly
illegally selling residential stands in Hunyani Timberlands to unsuspecting
home-seekers, sources have said.
Newsday is reliably informed that the councillors are
collecting money from people, promising to give them residential stands in
Hunyani Timberlands, the same piece of land that is currently being eyed by an
investor who is set to construct 17 000 housing units once the deal is approved
by Cabinet.
According to a reliable source, the MDC Alliance leadership
in Marondera has been notified of the actions by some of its councillors.
“The party leadership was notified of the actions by some
of the councillors who are collecting various amounts of money from residents
on the pretext that there will be stands in Hunyani Timberlands. The leaders in Marondera are seized
with the matter and have since warned the culprits,” said the source.
Marondera district MDC Alliance spokesperson Farai Nyandoro
said it was a criminal for councillors to collect money from home-seekers as councillors are not council employees,” he said.
Marondera mayor Chenetai Murowa yesterday blamed
individuals who he said were there to tarnish the image of the councillors.
“We are a law abiding party, whoever is doing it must be
dealt with according to the law. I don’t think there are councillors doing
that, but individuals who want to tarnish the
councillors. There are some wayward individuals misleading
the general public and I want to tell the public not to give money to anyone,
but to council and be on the waiting list. We
are not a mafia council, but a local authority which
respects the rule of law,” Murowa said.
The illegal land dealings hardly after another scam that
left thousands of home-seekers duped after being promised stands in 2015 during
Zanu PF campaigns. The residents parted with $1 500 for the stands in Elmswood and up to date none have
been delivered. Some of the victims have on numerous occasions threatened to
invade and allocate themselves land at Hunyani Timberlands. Newsday
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