Former Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister,
Ambrose Mutinhiri will see his tractors go under the hammer to settle a $54 000
debt with the State-owned power utility, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission
and Distribution Company (ZETDC).
Mutinhiri was dragged to court over an outstanding $54
798,86 debt to ZETDC and the Sheriff of the High Court will today put his two
tractors under the hammer to recover the money.
According to a notice in the local Press yesterday, a
Massey Ferguson 5365 tractor and a John Deere tractor 1850N are set to be
auctioned and sold to the
highest bidder at Newton Farm along Hwedza Road.
In its application at the High Court, ZETDC claimed that
Mutinhiri owed the power company $54 798,86 for power supplied to his Milton
Farm in Marondera and at one Barbara Mutinhiri’s residence.
The ZEDTC lawyers stated that Mutinhiri had failed,
neglected or refused to pay the sum due, despite written demand.
The power distributor stated that, as a result of
Mutinhiri’s failure to abide by the parties agreement, it was now seeking
payment of the whole outstanding
amount, including interest at the prescribed rate, which
would be calculated from the date of issue of the summons to date of payment in
full, plus cost of the
legal suit.
Zimbabwe has been experiencing massive power cuts lasting
for up to 18 hours due to failure to clear debts with neighbouring countries to
enable Zesa to import
more electricity in the face of reduced generation due to
dwindling water levels in Lake Kariba. Newsday
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