VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga is demanding a refund
of US$245 428 paid into his estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa’s bank account as
proceeds from his hunting concessions as the fight for properties exposes the
lifestyles of Zimbabwe’s rich political masters.
Chiwenga’s lawsuit shows the extent of the couple’s
property holdings previously kept under wraps.
The two are fighting for several properties and even small
items acquired during their nine-year marriage, which has irretrievably broken
down after Chiwenga accused Mubaiwa of trying to kill him while he was
hospitalised in South Africa last year.
The two are also fighting over Orchid Farm in Domboshava. Chiwenga
says the property must be shared equally between the parties, with the former
army commander exercising the right to buy out Mubaiwa after a valuation by an
independent evaluator within 30 days of granting of a court order.
“Further, the parties purchased two large capacity events
tents located and stored at Orchid Farm and the plaintiff prays that the
parties get one tent each.
“Further, the plaintiff prays that the defendant be awarded
all moveable household utensils located in the kitchen and the bed found in the
bedroom located at 614 Nick Price drive, Borrowdale Brooke, Harare that the
parties used during the subsistence of the marriage,” the papers read in part.
“Each party be allocated one large capacity events tent
situated at Orchid Farm, Domboshava Road, Harare. Refund of US$245 428 paid
into defendant’s bank account which she collected from plaintiff’s hunting
concessions.”
In the papers, Chiwenga said he was “fit and healthy”,
hence better placed to take care of the two’s minor children as he, unlike the
former top model, had no drug abuse problems.
“On the other hand, the plaintiff is better poised to take
better care of the minor children in that he is fit and healthy with no drug
addiction problems. Plaintiff can better cater for the needs of the children as
he is gainfully employed and has suitable comfortable accommodation to ensure
that the lives of the children are not affected with the divorcing of the
parties,” Chiwenga said in the papers.
The two were married in 2011 and Mubaiwa was given a
divorce token in November last year.
“The plaintiff acquired the following assets for the
defendant, namely a property called stand 591 Borrowdale, Harare, also known as
Stand 137 Borrowdale Brooke measuring 3 198 square metres, Land Rover
Discovery, Range Rover Sport and a Ford Ranger pick-up truck.”
Chiwenga said he was not interested in these assets, hence
Mubaiwa could have them.
The divorce proceeding with Mubaiwa revealed that the two
had properties in South Africa, apart from a list of luxury and expensive cars
that includes the Toyota V8 Land Cruiser, Mercedes-Benz E350, among others.
Chiwenga’s divorce with his former wife Jocelyn in 2014
also exposed Chiwenga’s wealth, with companies and vast tracts of prime land in
the leafy Harare suburbs. He also owned an apartment in Malaysia, to add to the
many houses in the country.
Apart from possessing many posh vehicles, the retired army
general was revealed to own an extensive jewellery collection. Newsday
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