Porusingazi in eye of storm

09 Apr, 2021 - 00:04 0 Views
Porusingazi in eye of storm

The ManicaPost

Tendai Gukutikwa

Post Correspondent

FOUR Mutare family members are on the verge of being homeless after their older siblings allegedly forged their signatures and sold their late father’s house without their knowledge.

Talent (31), Patricia (30), Emmanuel (23) and Shylene Muchafuruka (17) are all contesting the selling of their late father, Mr Phineas Muchafuruka’s house in Chikanga Phase Three.

They claim that their elder brother and sister, Artwell and Sandra Muchafuruka, forged their signatures and sold the house.

The four are now being offered $32 000 each as part of the proceeds from the sale of the house.

The late Muchafuruka passed on in 2006.

The Manica Post understands that sometime in June last year, the four siblings received a letter from the High Court appointed executioner — only identified as Bishop J Matenhese of Polka Executor Services — alerting them that the family house had been sold to Chipinge farmer, Mr Ernest Porusingazi.

In the letter that The Manica Post is in possession of, Emmanuel is instructed to vacate the premises.

“We wish to restate that the property being Stand Number 6931, Chikanga 3, Mutare, was sold to Mr E Porusingazi on the 23rd of January 2020. This position was officially communicated to all potential beneficiaries including yourself and you are advised to vacate this property.

“Please be advised to move out of the property as any further resistance will result in unnecessary costs which will be charged on your account,” reads part of the letter.

After approaching the courts, Emmanuel discovered that the house had been sold by his brother in 2012.

“The matter was brought back to the court as my sisters and I contested the selling of the house. We won the case and my eldest sister, Sandra, was appointed as the executioner. She was, however, removed after she tried to sell the house without our knowledge too. That is when Bishop Matenhese was appointed as the executor.

“Our father died in 2006 and by then our brother, Artwell, was 23 while Sandra was 20. The rest of us were still minors. We are appealing for assistance as we might become homeless in the coming days.

“Our signatures were forged. We told the Master of the High Court and we were advised to come back on April 16,” said Emmanuel.

Bishop Matenhese was not readily available for a comment, while Mr Porusingazi said he bought the house after coming across an advertisement of the deceased’s estate.

He says he followed all the processes to acquire the property.

“I saw the newspaper advertisement sometime in 2019 and approached the executor’s offices. It was confirmed that the house was up for sale. I waited for 30 days like it is required by the law for relatives with objections to approach the court, but no one objected. I then bought the house through the High Court’s accounts section.

“I was actually shocked to see the issue trending on social media with people saying that I had used my connections to acquire the house,” he said.

Mr Porusingazi said he has since given Emmanuel 15 more days to approach the courts for redress.

“I have no problem with this family. I should have moved in a long time ago, but I keep giving them time to settle their family disputes,” he said.

Efforts to contact Artwell were fruitless as his siblings say they do not know his whereabouts or his contact details.

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