Online Reporter
Online Reporter
MUREHWA Rural District Council (RDC) has been dragged before the courts on allegations of illegal land allocation, amid claims of corruption involving senior officials at the local authority.
The case will be heard tomorrow at the Murehwa Magistrate’s Court.
A local company, MurovRay Logistics alleges that the council breached land allocation regulations by allowing another developer to build on a portion of land originally designated for road construction at Nyamutumbu Business Centre.
The company had bought the stand to develop a sports club for youths but claims the council unlawfully permitted a competing structure to be erected directly in front of their property, blocking access and violating zoning laws.
When approached for comment via the phone, Murehwa RDC chief executive Mr Aloius Gurajena immediately hung up, when the allegations were put to him.
In its allegations, MurovRay Logistics, argues that the council ignored urban planning bylaws, approving constructions that contravene standard setback regulations. The disputed stand is situated on a corner, a few metres from the main road, where no obstructive structures should be permitted.
Peter Tanyanyiwa