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Prominent Harare lawyer Mr Jonathan Samukange of Venturas and Samukange law firm is acting for Ms Karimatsenga.
PM Tsvangirai, Ms Macheka, Bishop Kadenge of the Methodist Church and Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede are listed as respondents.
Bishop Kadenge is expected to solemnise the marriage between Mr Tsvangirai and Ms Macheka next Saturday.
“The miscarriage has mentally devastated him. My husband has not come to terms with it. He is mentally unstable in that he has gone to marry the second respondent whom he met a few months ago.
“He has not even introduced her to his family and his family still considers me as his wife.
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“This shows his mental state and that is why I question his mental ability to even engage in this marriage.
“I believe he is taking his frustrations of the miscarriage by marrying the second respondent (Ms Macheka). I believe my husband needs psychological evaluation and assistance,” she said.
Ms Karimatsenga however, says she still loves her husband and that if he gets psychological assistance he will come to his senses.
“Despite all I have said above, I love him very much and would want to remain married to him. I believe that his psychological problems can be resolved by him seeking counselling from qualified psychologists or mental specialists.
“He is a good man and if he seeks psychological and psychiatric assistance, he can return to his old condition of being a caring and loving husband.”
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Ms Karimatsenga contends that the wedding should not be allowed in circumstances where one party is objecting.
She says if the wedding is allowed, she will lose her rights as a wife to the PM.
“If my husband marries the second respondent (Ms Macheka) next week, by operation of law, I will cease to be his wife. I will not be entitled to any of the privileges and rights that I have been entitled to as a spouse such as conjugal rights, love, affection and companionship.”
Karimatsenga said the PM never divorced her and that he was still her husband.
She says she was not objecting to the PM marrying Ms Macheka under the customary marriage, but she was objecting to marriage in terms of the Marriages Act Chapter 5:11.
Ms Karimatsenga is also claiming US$15 000 monthly maintenance through an application filed at the civil court on Wednesday.
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