adminupkeep of his children.
“It is common knowledge that when Parliament dissolved my position was also affected and my salary ceased forthwith,” he said in the application.
“Since the dissolution, my situation has changed drastically leaving me with no means to continue paying maintenance.”
Shoko claimed that his estranged wife Martha Mabugu was occupying one of his two houses and should realise income from it.
In response, Mabugu said Shoko owned four houses instead of the two he claimed.
“They are not two houses, but four,” she said.
“The US$60 he is offering for each child is insufficient. It is a responsibility for both parents to look after their children.”
But Shoko argued that he was now poorer because of the dissolution of Parliament.
“I do not have four houses,” he said. “If she says I have them she should go and get them.
“I have only two houses the one she is staying in and the other one where I stay.”
Magistrate Ms Nomsa Sabarauta deferred the matter to tomorrow for Shoko to proffer the court with proof of his earnings.
Online Reporter