Precila Takavirakare
MPANDAWANA –
Gutu Rural District Council (RDC) has said it will build a sports stadium at
Makombo grounds in Ward 34, Gutu Central, beginning this month.
Gutu Rural District Council (RDC) has said it will build a sports stadium at
Makombo grounds in Ward 34, Gutu Central, beginning this month.
This
came up after the council received $76 000 devolution disbursement from
the national budget.
came up after the council received $76 000 devolution disbursement from
the national budget.
Council
says it has budgeted the money for ground-levelling, security wall-erection,
building of changing rooms and toilets, drilling a borehole and installation of
water tanks.
says it has budgeted the money for ground-levelling, security wall-erection,
building of changing rooms and toilets, drilling a borehole and installation of
water tanks.
Gutu
RDC Chief Excutive Officer (CEO) Alexander Mutembwa said council expected to
start doing the work as soon as possible.
RDC Chief Excutive Officer (CEO) Alexander Mutembwa said council expected to
start doing the work as soon as possible.
“The
issue of building a sports stadium in the district has always been in our plans
and this time we decided to use the money we got for that purpose. We expect to
start working on the project as soon as possible because we have already
received the money so nothing can stop the progress,” said Mutembwa.
issue of building a sports stadium in the district has always been in our plans
and this time we decided to use the money we got for that purpose. We expect to
start working on the project as soon as possible because we have already
received the money so nothing can stop the progress,” said Mutembwa.
He
also said that they chose to invest in a stadium since there were no other
notable sports recreational facilities in the sprawling town of Mpandawana and
the district as a whole.
also said that they chose to invest in a stadium since there were no other
notable sports recreational facilities in the sprawling town of Mpandawana and
the district as a whole.
“We do not have recreational facilities in the
district so people want a place where they can practice different sporting
disciplines,” said Mutembwa.
district so people want a place where they can practice different sporting
disciplines,” said Mutembwa.
He
also said a stadium would also provide an important revenue stream for the town
which is struggling to maintain optimum service delivery due to high defaults
in the payment of rates leading to a depressed revenue base.
also said a stadium would also provide an important revenue stream for the town
which is struggling to maintain optimum service delivery due to high defaults
in the payment of rates leading to a depressed revenue base.
