Melinda Kusemachibi
As the battle for council budgets approval from the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing continues, Chipinge Town Council 2022 budget was finally approved last week.
Chipinge Town Council Chair Lovemore Mukwapati confirmed that the 2022 budget was finally approved by the Ministry.
“Our budget was last week approved by the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing,” said Mukwapati.
He went on to say part of the funds will be allocated for devolution and Emergency Road Rehabilitations Projects (ERRP), further highlighting that no funds this year have been allocated for the Public Sector Investment Fund.
“Our total budget for this year is ZWL $940 722 410. An amount of ZWL$196 924 000 was allocated for devolution projects and ZWL$42 038 167 50 was allocated on ERRP for the 2022. This year there is no public sector programme fund allocated,” said Mukwapati.
Mukwapati added that under devolution they intended to do many projects.
“Under devolution projects we are going to purchase a refuse tractor and dumper trailer at a cost of ZWL$14 000 000, also purchase an ambulance for our clinic at ZWL$10 800, 000 construction of a communal septic tank in Gaza at a cost of ZW$425 000. In Usanga C we are going to do a water reticulation at the cost of 6 00 000.
“Again, we are going to construct three water filters at the Bangazani treatment water plant, construction of two classroom blocks at St Kelvin Secondary School at a cost of ZWL10 000 000. We are also going to surface 1km Dombera road in the medium density at a cost of 39 384 800,” said Mukwapati.
