Kimberly Kusauka
Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) has outlined their 2022 major projects as the year begins while promising 100 percent efficiency in service delivery to all its beneficiaries.
Bikita RDC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Chibhi said they will embark on a number of projects this year, which they expect to be funded through devolution funds as they aim to complete all projects by year end.
“Tenders for all projects have already been done. Our expectation is that by year end, there must be meaningful progress. Every project must be complete.
“We expect all our projects to be funded through devolution funds,” said Chibhi.
Major projects
Health
The CEO said they will be focusing on five clinics namely Chivaka, Uteke, Dungu, Nerumedzo and Tafara. He said each clinic is expected to serve around 5 000 to 6 000 people and also help to reduce the burden of travelling long distances to nearby health care facilities by the villagers.
“Expected catchment area coverage for each clinic is between 5 000 to 6 000 households.
“Our intention is to reduce distance travelled by our people and also to cater for maternal care targeting a reduction in maternal deaths,” said Chibhi.
Education
Bikita RDC is prioritizing the education sector as they are going to be working on three schools which are Musiya primary, Manunure and Tamuka secondary schools.
Chibhi said they are upgrading Manunure and Tamuka secondary schools from being satellites to formal schools as well as constructing Musiya primary which was supposed to have been built soon after Zimbabwe got its independence.
“Manunure and Tamuka secondary are satellite schools, so we want to upgrade them to formal schools. Musiya primary is a satellite which was supposed to be constructed immediately after independence.
“Now the intention is to reduce distance walked by pupils. We will build two staff houses at Manunure secondary, two double classroom blocks at Musiya primary and another two blocks at Tamuka secondary school,” said Chibhi.
Water and sanitation
Bikita RDC is targeting to drill 24 boreholes, eight in each of the three constituencies namely Bikita East, West and South.
Chibhi said they expect each borehole to carter for 100 households and wish to address the water crisis which saw villagers walking long distances to access clean drinking water.
“We have approximated that each borehole will serve 100 households. Currently people are walking long distances to access clean drinking water which is one of the challenges we aim at addressing by drilling those boreholes,” said Chibhi.
