adminMarondera magistrate Ms Tendai Muchini deferred the matter to May 21 after Netsai Maurukira’s lawyer requested for the case to be referred back to provincial magistrate Mr Sikhumbuzo Nyathi who dealt with the matter when it came to court.
Maurukira was brought to court by her estranged husband Shepherd Kaserera who is seeking a downward variation of maintenance fees from US$50 to US$30.
Maurukira said she was living in fear and suspected her estranged husband was conniving with Mutinhiri to harm her.
“He applied for a downward variation of the fees and he is hiring reporters who came to the farm I was allocated under land reform to take pictures.
“I am not sure if he is doing that in partnership with Mai Mutinhiri. I received calls from people who were asking about my farm and Chinese road contractors who are staying there.”
Maurukira said a malicious story about her farm and the Chinese contractors once appeared in The Zimbabwean.
“I am afraid something might happen to me, henceforth I am seeking this court’s help,” she said
Mutinhiri is accused of wrecking the seven-year-old marriage before going on romantic foreign trips to China. Locally she been to Chinhoyi among other places with Kaserera.
This happened after Mutinhiri was appointed Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister.
Mutinhiri joined MDC-T after being expelled from Zanu-PF for working against the revolutionary party in her constituency.
She subsequently lost her parliamentary seat and ministerial post.
Online Reporter