The Zanu PF government rewarded a High Court judge David Mangota with a house on the same day he was due to hear Saviour Kasukuwere’s nomination to run for the presidency.
In a High Court application filed on Friday last week, Kasukuwere said he wants Justice David Mangota’s ruling barring him from the election declared a nullity.
In his affidavit, Kasukuwere argued that the ruling was made by a compromised judicial officer who had received a house from the state before rendering his judgement.
The judge signed the contract of sale for the house funded by the state just before he got into court to hear the matter.
Kasukuwere said he was aware of a scheme to give judges houses, but only Justice Mangota had received one so far.
He thus could not competently deliver a judgement against his former boss who is on the list of presidential candidates.
