According to the Urgent High Court application, Sharpe and his company West Properties they are suing an Email Address.
Controversial businessman and land baron Kenneth Raydon Sharpe has taken popular online publication The Harare Times to Court in a desperate bid to muzzle critics.
According to court documents on the Judicial Service Commission’s Intergrated Case Management System, Sharpe is seeking to block the publication from publishing anything linked to him or his company.
The legal move by Ken Sharpe arise after an article was published on The Harare Times site citing residents’ concern over lack of proper documentation and their fear of demolition of their properties.
The news article stated how residents at one of the company’s flagship projects at Pokugara located in Borrowdale were up in arms with the company over several news articles suggesting that homes might be demolished over lack proper documentation.
According to a letter dated 28 October 2025, Pokugara Residents Association chairperson, Ian Ginio Tafireyi demanded for clarification and assurance from the controversial company.
I am writing to you in my capacity as the Residents Chairperson of Pokugara Estate, a development that was marketed and sold to us as a premium gated community.
Our attention has been drawn to a highly disturbing publication by Harare Times, which alleges that our homes are under threat of demolition due to the irregular and illegal establishment of the estate.
We were shocked and alarmed to learn that your company, West Prop, may have failed to comply with the requisite legal requirements in establishing this development.
This concern is further exacerbated by a Facebook video titled “Land baron Kenneth Raydon Sharpe’s houses face demolition” posted on a page with 68 thousand followers”, Tafireyi wrote to Sharpe and Pokugara.
Tafireyi also highlighted that the news has added anxiety and uncertainty among homeowners at the Estate.
“The widespread dissemination of this information has only added to the anxiety and uncertainty among homeowners.
As homeowners we have invested millions of United States dollars in our properties. The anxiety and uncertainty created by these allegations are unacceptable, and we demand immediate action”, said Tafireyi.
The residents further ordered the the company to provide report and threatened take action in protecting their interests.
“We expect an urgent response and resolution to this matter. You are required to provide us with a detailed report on the actions you will take to address these allegations and ensure the security of our investments.
We expect a response within the next 48 hours.
If we do not receive a satisfactory response, we will be forced to take collective action to protect our interests”, Tafireyi’s letter reads.
Sharpe is currently using fraudulent means to list land he doesn’ own at the Victoria falls, where his company West Properties has failed to gain attraction or sale a shares for the past 2 years.
According to the Special Investigations Committee Report on City of Harare’s Land Sales, Leases and Exchanges from the period October 2004 to December 2009, chaired by former Ward 7 Councilor, Worship Dumba, Sharpe was cited as “Land Baron” after he benefited from several pieces of land from City of Harare illegally.
