Julius Chimbi
Stephen Chadenga
The High Court in the Chirumanzu chieftainship hearing has been postponed to a date yet to be advised, The Blast has learnt.
The High Court judge in the hearing has also been changed and will be advised in due course.
In a High Court application case number HCH4096/25 dated 1 October 2025, Julius Chimbi is cited as applicant while the minister of Local Government and Public Works and National Housing (Daniel Garwe), Midlands provincial chiefs assembly and Abraham Nyamande are first to third respondents.
Chimbi on Saturday confirmed deferment of the hearing in the matter.
“Yes the hearing in the matter has been postponed and there has also been a change in the judge to preside over the hearing and we will be advised of the changes in due course,”he said.
Chimbi’s bone of contention is that Garwe and the Midlands provincial chiefs assembly failed to be neutral adjudicators in handling the nomination procedure that saw Abraham Nyamande nominated as candidate for the chieftainship.
In March this year Garwe however said due process was followed in nominating the candidate. He said the Nherera house was the last to provide a candidate for chieftainship (the late Chief Gerald Mudzengi) and that in the spirit of rotation it was now the Simba house’s turn to the chieftainship.
But minutes of meetings held in October 2020 seen by this paper show that the Nherera and Mutizirapi houses agreed and selected Julius Chimbi Chigegwe as the next heir to the throne.
Their argument according to the documents is that over the years the Nherera house has had few chances to the chieftainship hence in the spirit of fairness nominated Chigegwe to be the next Chief Chirumanzu.