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Top army officer grabs conservancy land http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/?p=22926 September 21, 2009 By Owen Chikari MASVINGO - Major general Engelbert Rugeje who is the army's chief of staff has grabbed Wanezi Block Ranch in Mwenezi to join a long list of Zanu-PF officials who have grabbed conservancies in the semi arid Masvingo Province. Rugeje together with other unnamed senior army and police officers allegedly grabbed vast tracks of land in Mwenezi as disturbances on white owned properties continue. Sources say several white owned conservators in Mwenezi have been ordered to either vacate their properties or enter into partnership with blacks. Although Rugeje could not be reached for comment Masvingo provincial governor Titus Maluleke yesterday confirmed that he grabbed Wanezi Block Ranch and has since been issued with an offer letter. The governor pointed out that it was not Rugeje alone involved. Other senior police and army officers had also been allocated land in order for them to enter the lucrative wildlife management business. "We have given land in Mwenezi to several people and Major General Rugeje is one of them ", said Maluleke. "I do not see why you want to publicise that because he is not the only one who has been offered land but a number of senior army and police officers have been given land. Sources within the Commercial Farmers Union yesterday revealed Rugeje and others had forced property owners to incorporate them in their wildlife businesses without paying any money for their stake-hold. "The issue is that white property owners were forced to incorporate senior Zanu-PF officials in the wildlife business", said the source. "These new partners are just incorporated without paying a single cent and we are saying no to such day light robbery". Rugeje joins the likes of Attorney General Johannes Tomana, President of the council of chiefs, Fortune Charumbira, Chivi central legislator Paul Munyaradzi Mangwana and others who grabbed conservancies in Masvingo, arguing that the wildlife business was dominated by whites. Last year during the run up to the presidential election run-off Rugeje ordered the closure of all business in Masvingo and force marched people to a rally in Mucheke stadium. The army boss told the gathering at the rally that Zimbabwe was born through the barrel of the gun hence those like the MDC-T who want to rule should also take up arms to rule the country. He said that soldiers would never beg for votes but instead would beat up people for them to vote for a revolutionary party, meaning Zanu-PF. Kathi kathi@wildtravel.net 708-425-3552 "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." | ||
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