Moyo rushed to the High Court to block a man, Mr Barclos Mujuru
allocated land on their Mazowe farm which the Government is seeking to
repossess. Justice Esther Muremba dismissed the urgent application fronted by
Mrs Moyo.
She said if the offer letter was in the name of Professor
Moyo, then what standing did Mrs Moyo have to challenge the withdrawal of the
letter. If Mrs Moyo was on the farm, then she was riding on the offer letter of
her husband, and thus as an individual she has no right to that land.
“She is just a third party who is in occupation of the land
by virtue of being married to the second applicant.
“She is farming on the land and her interest is purely
economic. This constitutes financial interest, which is only indirect interest
and that does not give her locus standi.”
Justice Muremba found that Prof Moyo did not file an
affidavit to show that he was before the court and there was not even a power
of attorney by him authorising anyone to act on his behalf in bringing the
proceedings before the court.
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