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Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister\u00a0Energy Mutodi<\/a>\u00a0has defended the government\u2019s seizure of farms owned by former and current ZANU PF members considered to belong to the\u00a0G40 faction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mutodi said there was nothing amiss in the sequestration of farms owned by Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Robert Zhuwawo as the intention is to ensure productivity. Said Mutodi:<\/p>\n

Government is taking back all underutilised and in some cases, abandoned agricultural land as we move forward to ensure food security in the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The names you have mentioned are former ministers who are in self-imposed exile and have neglected their farms.<\/p>\n

We are facing critical shortages of maize, soya beans, oranges and other raw materials because several farms that used to be productive are now lying idle.<\/p>\n

It is a clear government policy that such underutilised farms are repossessed by the government and subdivided to create smaller highly productive farm units.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest that Mandiitawepi Chimene, Walter Mzembi and Kudzanai Chipanga\u2019s farms are also in line for repossession as President Emmerson Mnangagwa goes for broke against his rivals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister\u00a0Energy Mutodi\u00a0has defended the government\u2019s seizure of farms owned by former and current ZANU PF members considered to belong to the\u00a0G40 faction. Mutodi said there was nothing amiss in the sequestration of farms owned by Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Robert Zhuwawo as the intention is to ensure productivity. 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