‘Crowhill Road doesn’t exist’

A dispute between Crowhill residents in Clever Hills and Mt Breezes Estate has exposed that the contested road in question doesn’t exist as it does not appear in the official Surveyor General or local authority plans.

It has been revealed that Clever Hills residents created an unauthorised path cutting through private property on Mt Breezes to access a tarred road.

 

The road is not part of any approved subdivision layout.

 

Spokesperson for the Mt Breezes Residents Association, Wilson Mhuri, indicated that Crowhill’s 2013 subdivision plan includes a designated road leading to a public roundabout, making the illegal path unnecessary.

 

“We gave Clever Hills residents four years to build their own road, but they have failed.”

 

A 2020 High Court ruling (HC 4174/2020) upheld Mt Breezes’ rights, confirming no legal public road exists between the properties.

 

Notwithstanding the ruling, Clever Hills residents continued using the unauthorised route, prompting Mt Breezes to install surveillance cameras and pursue legal action.

 

Goromonzi North legislator Ozias Bvute emphasised the need to abide by the court orders.

 

He accused a local land baron of fueling the conflict by selling illegal plots.

 

“It’s unfortunate that there are elements that have chosen to misaligne by in factually saying things that are not true.

 

“At the instant, Mt Breezes is a private development that obtained a court order that enables it to enclose its community and adjoining roads within their development.

 

“It would be irresponsible to encourage the residents that I represent in the greater Goromonzi to disregard court orders.

 

“Court orders must be respected and negotiations should be held with Mt Breezes that allow for an amicable resolution to the current impasse.

 

“But the premise is that court orders should be respected.

 

“Essentially, that’s what constitutes the upholding of the rule of law, which is what normal people are encouraged to do.”

 

Mt Breezes maintains that it cannot accommodate illegal activities on its private property and encourages Clever Hills residents to construct a legal road as per their approved plans.