Mutare Municipality bid to evict man (56) hits brick wall

MUTARE City Council’s plans to evict a 56-year-old Murahwa resident have hit a brick wall after the magistrate court ruled against the municipality.

Ebson Tembenuka, who resides in Murahwa in Mutare’s high-density suburb of Sakubva, was on September 17 this year left homeless after municipal police officers ambushed him at his residence before forcibly evicting him.

In a statement yesterday, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said the municipal police officers locked doors at Tembenuka’s residence and ordered him to visit their offices for further clarification.

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