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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87622, member: 27"] Three village heads losing their posts over a friendship has blown the lid off a much uglier feud between a Masvingo chief and a local school builder. Chief Murinye boots three village heads in Masvingo [LIST] [*]Controversial traditional leader Chief Murinye, born Ephias Munodawafa, expelled Headmen Makuwe, Machingura, and Mukamwe. [*]All three were axed for allegedly being too cozy with educationist and businessman Philimon Mutangiri. [*]One dismissed headman said they each paid large sums of money and cattle to secure their positions. [*]Murinye confirmed the suspensions but called it a strictly internal matter. [/LIST] The Riverton Extension Murinye School sits at the center of it all [LIST] [*]Mutangiri built the school on land Chief Murinye claims is communal pastoral ground used without his consent. [*]Murinye physically blocked road access with his vehicle in January 2026, stopping parents and students from getting in. [*]Mutangiri alleges Murinye demanded US$7,000 for electricity at his homestead and free enrollment for his children. [*]CID Law and Order in Masvingo pulled Murinye in on February 27 and recorded a warned-and-cautioned statement on the extortion allegations. [/LIST] Police and a provincial minister forced a temporary truce [LIST] [*]Both the police and the Minister of State for Masvingo stepped in to broker a short-term fix. [*]Murinye agreed to let the school operate temporarily while the land and authorization dispute gets sorted out. [*]Mutangiri maintains he had every right to build the school and invested heavily to cut long travel distances for students. [*]No permanent resolution over land ownership or authorization has been reached yet. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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