I was evicted a day after hubby’s burial, says Mahachi’s widow

house a day after her husband’s burial.
Zvenyika was the son of national hero and former Defence Minister Cde Moven Mahachi.
Ms Elizabeth Yvonne Mahachi claims that her two sisters-in-law evicted her out of House Number 52 William Powlet Drive, Hogerty Hill in Borrowdale while her late husband’s brother took away the couple’s Nissan NP300 truck.
She claims the trio grabbed property during the bereavement period to the extent of harvesting her one-hectare potato field in Nyanga without her consent.
Ms Mahachi filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court, on Thursday, seeking an order for restoration of the status quo that existed before the death of her husband pending proper registration of the estate and orderly distribution.
She is claiming back the property that was taken away from her including the Borrowdale house.
In the chamber application, brother-in-law Mr Fungai Mahachi and two sisters Tsungai Muguti and Nyasha Madzika were cited as respondents.
High Court judge Justice Alfus Chitakunye is expected to hear the matter in his chambers on Tuesday.
The Herald visited the Borrowdale house and was given Ms Tsungai Muguti’s mobile number.
She promised to phone this reporter at 4pm with her response but after 4pm her phone went unanswered.
It was later picked up by a male who said: “What do you want from her? Anyway we do not comment on issues before the courts.”
When The Herald phoned again a male relative confirmed that the matter would be heard at the High Court next week.
“If you want we can give you the court papers tomorrow (today),” said the relative who declined to be named.
He added: “Her (Mrs Mahachi) lawyers rushed to court to misrepresent the facts and they are going to be embarrassed in court.”
Ms Mahachi filed her application through her lawyers Kamusasa and Musendo.
She stated that she was customarily married to the late Zvenyika Mahachi in 2006 before they solemnised their marriage under Chapter 5:11 of the Marriages Act on July 12 last year.
The union, according to the statement, was blessed with one child.
Zvenyika died on May 8 and was buried on May 12.
On May 13, it is alleged, Zvenyika’s two sisters ordered Ms Mahachi out of the house and their families occupied it.
“I was told to go back to my parents’ home and to leave everything behind save for a few household items.
“Furthermore, respondents went on to harvest our one-hectare potato crop at Muzoro Orchards in Nyanga which they sold and converted the proceeds to their own use.
“It is quite apparent that the respondents’ conduct is illegal apart from being criminal in nature and also that they are taking the law into their own hands,” she said.
Ms Mahachi suggested that the estate should be lawfully registered and administered without anyone taking the law into his or her own hands.
Being the surviving spouse, Ms Mahachi says she is a beneficiary to the estate and that allowing the trio to continue being in possession of the property would result in her suffering irreparable harm.