Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance chief Douglas Mwonzora’s legislation agency, Mwonzora and Associates, not too long ago had its property seized in Belvedere over unpaid leases totaling US$3,750.

According to the H-Metro tabloid newspaper, the debt amassed from July to September this yr.

Property proprietor Simon Denhere issued Mwonzora with a summons on September 19, demanding fee. Denhere then efficiently utilized for depart to connect Mwonzora’s property with out discover, citing Section 34 of the Magistrate Court Act.

The connected property consists of workplace furnishings, computer systems, printers, and a generator. Mwonzora faces eviction from the premises at 44 Eastcourt Road, Belvedere, Harare. He should additionally pay US$1,250 in holding over damages to retain his property.

In response, Mwonzora has filed an pressing chamber utility to discharge Section 34 of the Magistrate Court Act. The matter is ready for listening to.

Mwonzora is arguing that the ex parte utility was pointless and that the elimination of property, together with shopper case recordsdata, was unjustified.

Mwonzora grabbed the MDC Alliance occasion in 2020, allegedly via the assistance of the state. He was later accused by his colleagues of taking all the cash from the Political Parties Finance Act.

Nelson Chamisa, who was the chief of MDC Alliance earlier than Mwonzora, grabbed it, shaped a brand new political occasion, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), in January 2022 forward of by-elections in March.

Mwonzora’s occasion did not subject candidates in that plebiscite. The distinguished lawyer is usually described because the undertaker of MDC Alliance who presided over its “political death”.