Councils Exposed By Disease Outbreaks

The Cholera outbreak that haunted the nation this year has exposed the water and sanitation challenges being faced by local authorities due to lack of investment in the sector for the past 20 years.
Town Clerks Forum chairperson Mr George Chikumbirike made the remarks during a briefing on the third Government Investment Conference (LOGIC 2018) which is to take place in Bulawayo from October 16-18.

Said Chikumbirike:

Local authorities in Zimbabwe are ready to accept investment in water and sanitation infrastructure overhaul. The recent cholera outbreak brings to the fore the issue that investment in water and sanitation infrastructure has been very low,” said Mr Makunde.

Over the past 20 years no meaningful investment has been made into this sector hence the focus on water and sanitation infrastructure. The key marketing point for LOGIC 2018 are the performance improvement plans that are developed as part of the Service Level Benchmarking process.

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