SAKUNDA Energy chief operations officer Mberikwazvo Charles
Chitambo has taken Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena to court seeking
a peace order against him accusing him of resorting to “mafia style scare
tactics” which are “intimidating and harassing in nature”.
Through his lawyers Manase and Manase, Chitambo filed the
application at the Civil Court on October 11 this year under case number
B799/17.
“The respondent continues to take the law into his own
hands and has caused untold psychological trauma to the applicant (Chitambo),
its business and its employees,” Chitambo said.
In his founding affidavit, Chitambo further said he was
representing himself and other employees who were also being intimidated and
affected by Wadyajena’s alleged conduct.
“I am duly authorised to depose to this affidavit in my
personal capacity as the victim of the harassment and breach of peace that has
been perpetrated by the respondent and also in my official capacity as the head
of Sakunda Energy (Pvt) Ltd representing all my employees under me affected by
the unlawful acts of the respondent,” he said.
Chitambo said Wadyajena’s alleged harassment started in
April when the MP parked his Range Rover Vogue (registration number ABC8489) at
the entrance of his business premises and blocked traffic.
“The applicant’s business came to a halt that day as both
my employees and the business community that the applicant deals with were
intimidated by his brazen act which had the adverse effect of forcing the
applicant’s employees and clients’ vehicles to be stuck and grounded within the
premises of the applicant,” he said.
“The applicant and its employees fear the respondent as he
is a very influential individual both in the Zanu PF youth league, in
government as a Member of Parliament and in the country as an influential
businessman.”
Chitambo added Wadyajena also allegedly threatened his
employees with unspecified harm if they removed his vehicle.
He said on October 9 this year Wadyajena again allegedly
returned to Number 34 Princess Drive, Newlands, where he parked his vehicle and
started loitering around demanding to see Sakunda’s chief executive officer or
the COO.
“As if that was not enough, on Tuesday October 10 the
respondent again proceeded to Number 4 Lunar Road, Borrowdale, Harare and he
blocked the entrance with his vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser registration
number ABG4147. He just parked there blocking the entrance demanding to enter.
Again the respondent had no reason to be at the premises,” Chitambo said.
The matter has been set down for hearing on October 26 this
year. Newsday
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