{"id":13767,"date":"2019-09-19T16:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=13767"},"modified":"2019-09-19T16:52:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T14:52:14","slug":"july-moyo-denies-owing-zesa-us414-000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/july-moyo-denies-owing-zesa-us414-000","title":{"rendered":"July Moyo denies owing Zesa US$414 000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikimzansi.com\/july-moyo\/\">July Moyo<\/a> is denying owing the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe_Electricity_Supply_Authority\">Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority<\/a> (Zesa) US$314 000 in unpaid bills.<\/p>\n<p>He was recently dragged to court after the power utility announced it is owed millions of dollars by top government officials.<\/p>\n<p>This comes at a time when Zesa has introduced rolling power cuts with consumers enduring up to 20 hours a day without electricity.<\/p>\n<p>A High Court Judge will this Thursday hear a the case in which Moyo is denying the allegations arguing he does not owe a penny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is denied. Defendant (Moyo) specifically denies that he has been properly cited in the pleadings. Defendant avers that there is miscitation of the defendant,\u201d he wrote in his plea.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo also argues that customer information print-out does not correctly reflect the electricity consumed by him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendant denies utilising the electricity reflected in annexures attached\u2026The alleged claim being for a debt or liquidated demand is now prescribed. More specifically the claims from February 11 2013 to May 11 2017 are all prescribed,\u201d the Cabinet Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo went on to attach annexures showing bills he cleared as mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>He said the figures Zesa is demanding are fictitious and prayed for claim to be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Reduced electricity production at the Kariba Hydro-Power Station owing to low water levels and breakdown of obsolete infrastructure at Hwange has played havoc with Zesa\u2019s ability to supply electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The utility has turned to imports from South Africa and currently negotiating for fresh supplies from Mozambique\u2019s Hydro-Cahora Bassa.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo is not the only one targeted in Zesa\u2019s new push to force political leaders and big businesses to pay up.<\/p>\n<p>Former Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi is also at the High Court, accused of failing to settle a $273,150 bill for his Pandamantenka Farm in Kwekwe.<\/p>\n<p>Former deputy police commissioner Innocent Matibiri is being pursued over a $167,000 debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister, July Moyo is denying owing the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) US$314 000 in unpaid bills. 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