THE Zanu PF losing candidate for Chinhoyi constituency in the August 2023 elections, Thomas Chidzomba, has been ordered off a farm he allegedly invaded with three other party members.
Chidzomba, Elington Chanetsa, Bruno Elias and Norbert Mawere allegedly invaded subdivision 1 Manenga Dundrennam Farm in Lions’ Den in Chinhoyi and divided it among themselves.
The farm, measuring 578,54 hectares, is owned by D B Bosman.
In a letter dated June 6, 2025, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development secretary Obert Jiri said Bosman was the bona fide beneficiary of the farm before ordering the Zanu PF invaders off the property.
“This letter serves to confirm that D B Bosman, ID 70-084879 Q 00, is the bona fide beneficiary of S/D 1 of RE of Dandrennan of Manengas in Makonde district, Mashonaland West with 578,54 hectares in extent,” Jiri wrote in the letter addressed to the district and provincial lands ministry offices.
“The farmer was allocated the plot on 30 September 2004.”
Makonde district lands official Wilson Muchenje wrote a follow-up letter addressed to Chidzomba and his associates advising them to vacate the farm.
“The cancellation of the power of attorney would mean that Thomas Chidzomba must not be on that piece of land …,” Muchenje said.
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“He must move away immediately from this piece of land and the Department of Land Management will try to find land for him somewhere.”
The land dispute between Bosman and Chidzomba started on April 5 this year when the latter invaded the property with his colleagues.
The case was brought before Chinhoyi magistrate Kudzai Kapurura before the State withdrew it after plea on May 16, 2025.
In court, the defendant's lawyer, Tungamirai Chamutsa, argued that Chidzomba had a power of attorney from former Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Kindness Paradza.
Paradza, who is now a commissioner at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, has since withdrawn the power of attorney.
Prosecutor Grace Zhou consented and withdrew the charges.
The State did not argue why Paradza gave Chidzomba power of attorney on January 7, 2025 and withdrew on May 12 this year in the thick of investigations.
After the withdrawal of the case, Bosman wrote to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe alleging foul play in the manner the case was handled.
“She (prosecutor) deliberately refrained from producing certified documents; she failed to inform the court that the purported offer letter belonging to Kindness Paradza was withdrawn on 30 September 2004 when she was given such notice of withdrawal…
“By these actions, she criminally abused her duties as a public officer, as her actions favoured accused persons. I urge your office to conduct a thorough investigation into this case.”
District public prosecutor Herald Matura responded, defending the prosecutor and promising to adhere to the "institutional mandate of prosecuting without fear, favour, prejudice or malice.’
Bosman is also fending off allegations that he ran over and killed a 12-year-old boy, Saurance Moffat, with a combine harvester while harvesting maize at his farm in 2022.
He swore his innocence, saying it is the invaders' narrative to justify invasion of his farm, submitting that it was suspicious that the murder case that was closed three years ago is being reopened now to suit political narratives.
“The farm invaders are bringing up the closed murder case to intimidate me so that I don’t fight for my farm,” he said.
The murder case of Moffat was concluded in 2024 when it was established that the deceased had not been run over by a tractor as alleged under case number CHN/CD/1983/24.
