The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
The long-running land dispute between Marondera Municipality and home-seekers who paid their money seven years ago but were not allocated stands as promised has finally ended, as the local authority has found land for the aggrieved.
In 2015, scores of people were made to deposit varying amounts into council coffers with the promise they would be allocated residential stands in Elmswood, but it later emerged the land belonged to a private developer, Swandev (Pvt) Limited, which was owned by the late Kennedy Muraicho.
Marondera Mayor Simbarashe Nyahuye told The Sunday Mail Online that council will expedite allocations once the area is serviced.
“We had no option but to seek Government intervention to resolve the issue, as you know land belongs to the State. We will service the land this year and once modalities for infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer pipes are in place, we will prioritise those whom we initially intended to give stands in Elmswood. That is the resolution that we made as the council,” he said.
The local authority has already refunded those who were no longer interested in the stands.
“Council acknowledges the debt it owes those who deposited money for stands and it will honour its obligation …”
