…As local authority delivers backhoe loader, refuse truck
Beatific Gumbwanda
CHIREDZI- Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira last week applauded Chiredzi Town Council (CTC) for efficiently utilizing its 2022 chunk of devolution funds amounting to ZW$ 200 million towards acquiring capital equipment as well as construction of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) block.
Chadzamira said the developments will go a long way in improving service delivery.
CTC received the devolution funds from the central government and used them towards acquiring capital equipment including the recently delivered backhoe loader and refuse truck as well as the construction of an ECD block.
A few months ago the local authority also acquired two tractors using devolution funds as well as three service vehicles which were purchased using internal funds.
The local authority is also awaiting delivery of a fire tender vehicle which they managed also to acquire using devolution funds.
Addressing dignitaries at Chitsanga Hall last week, Chadzamira lauded the local authority for managing to put their allocation of devolution funds to good use towards attaining the upper middle income economy vision by 2030.
“The newly acquired capital equipment including the refuse truck and backhoe loader as well as the construction of an ECD Block using devolution funds here in Chiredzi will go a long way in improving the lives of the people towards attaining vision 2030 of an upper middle income economy.
“Let me express my warm congratulations to Chiredzi council at the same time sent my sincere gratitude to his excellence, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government of Zimbabwe for their strong support and assistance to this commissioning of capital projects.
“This is a milestone towards the attainment of the vision 2030 of whose sole agenda is achieving an empowered upper middle income economy. Council had challenges of erratic water supplies that caused shortages of portable water for many years but this was solved by the devolution initiative and water supply has improved immensely. The public toilets were not functioning well; perennial sewer bursts due to ageing pipes, all these challenges were addressed under the devolution initiative.
“Let me take this opportunity to commend again Chiredzi Town Council for using devolution funds with efficiency to impart service delivery to this beautiful city and citizens must be on board,” said Chadzamira.
Ward 2 councillor Obert Ngwenya who was representing the chairperson of the council said the face of the town is transforming due to the aid given by government to local authorities.
“As eluded in your commissioning speech, guest of honour, the face of Chiredzi town is transforming and achievements of the Second Republic are visible for all to see. Our prayer is that you continue to support council as our resident minister in driving infrastructure development programmes through devolution funding as this will help grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Masvingo province as well as attainment of vision 2030,” said Ngwenya.
A few months ago, Zanu PF councillors were subjected to disciplinary action for allowing Gibson Hwende (Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson) to commission two tractors that were bought using devolution funds as well as service delivery vehicles purchased through internal funds which later then facilitated for the re-commissioning of the project.