Rivers and Nyandirwe farms where people were resettled had been largely used for animal husbandry as the land is unsuitable for crop production. The land is sandy and arid and this will make it impossible for the resettled people to resort back to normal livelihoods without the assistance of the government. Even though the land at Lazy farm is fertile, some of the resettled villagers complained that it was prone to waterlogging and flooding in the rainy season. 7. CONCLUSION In conclusion the ZHRC notes that the relocation of people from Arnold Farm without suitable alternative land was not sanctioned by the Courts as required by the law, therefore a violation of numerous rights. In the course of the evictions, the rights to freedom from arbitrary eviction, education, health, administrative justice, freedom of movement were chief among those negatively impacted. It is worth noting that the issue of adequate compensation to the affected families continues to be a bone of contention which state institutions involved in this exercise have not prioritized. The State when effecting evictions through its institutions should ensure the evictees possess a degree of security of tenure which guarantees legal protection against forced eviction, harassment and other threats. The evictions at Arnold farm were not well coordinated between government agencies, thereby causing suffering by the evictees. In brief the evictions and demolitions at Arnold and Valeria farms were unconstitutional and are a clear violation of the rights as stated out in the Declaration of Human Rights. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE/MINISTER OF STATE FOR MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE 8.1 It is recommended that the Government takes appropriate measures to ensure that complainants are resettled in adequate productive land that Page 17 of 22

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