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By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
ZANU PF Chinhoyi Ward 11 councillor, Vorster Mashevedzanwa who contested and narrowly lost an election to choose a new mayor for the town last December, has lodged a High Court bid to stop the incumbent from exercising mayoral duties.
He argues MDC Alliance’s Garikai Dendera was illegally voted into office and should, therefore, vacate the job.
Dendera won the 11 December 2020 election after polling five votes against Mashevedzanwa’s four.
This has prompted Mashevedzanwa to file an urgent chamber application at the High Court to declare as null and void Dendera’s election and appointment as premier.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
LITTLE KNOWN MDC-T councillor, Garikayi Dendera surprised all-and-sundry Friday when he got nomination to contest the Chinhoyi mayoral post which he went on to win during elections held at Town House.
Dendera of Ward 5 beat recently-reinstated Zanu PF councillor Voster Mashevedzanwa after polling five against four votes, respectively.
Unwell councillor Mercy Mada (Ward 6), who attended the election in a wheelchair, won the deputy mayor’s post after garnering six votes, while her contender, Zanu PF’s Innocent Mangwanya polled a paltry three votes.
Alderman Blackmore Nyangairo had initially been tipped to win the mayoral race, but failed to get a single nomination.