Tchara Farming Limited in Chongwe district has dragged 23 villagers of Busoli royal establishment of Chieftainess Nkhomesha Mukamambo II to court for allegedly trespassing in its farm and allowing their goats and cattle to graze on the land.
The farming limited wants the Lusaka high court to grant it an injunction restraining Robert Mweemba and 22 others from trespassing and cultivating in the said land.
The farm had further asked the court to award it damages for the electrical wire fence valued at about K600, 000 which was allegedly destroyed by the villagers and their animals.
It stated in its statement that the defendants were villagers under the Busoli royal establishment of Mukambo II while the plaintiff was the lawful owner of farm number 592.
Tchara farming Limited stated further that on or about 1 February that it would make a road was for the villagers which were a seven meters corridor through the said land to enable them have access to the main road.
This was despite the 3.5 meters between the Hartley farms which had also given away 3.5 meters to make it the said seven meters but instead Hartley farm have allegedly refused.
It stated that despite making the seven meters corridor for the villagers, the defendants and others have continued destroying the electrical wire fence whose value so far damaged was about K600.000.00.
Tchara farming limited stated that the villagers, as if destroyed the wire fence was not enough taken their cattle and goats for grazing on the land in question without permission hence causing injury to the land.
It said it has as a result suffered loss, injury and had been gravely inconvenienced
Ba LT naimwe write proper and good english. Do you have trained journalist i wonder. Too many errors mu article. Where is the editor to check the works before publishing?