President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to visit the Mbare Flats in Harare. The flats, which are owned by the Harare City Council, are some of the most dilapidated and overcrowded accommodation flats in the country.
Said the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting today:
Monday 6 May 2019
His Excellency President Mnangagwa will tour the refurbished Matapi Flats in Mbare— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) May 4, 2019
The President’s visit follows a repainting of the flats done by the City Council. The council was however criticised for the job with people suggesting it could have repaired the various sanitation facilities of the flats instead
The announcement of the visit was met with related criticism:
Take him inside too, we want to see his reaction
— Nhari (@mbuyamati) May 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/CollinsFafie/status/1124600954807050240
Repainted yes, but are they decently habitable by the contemporary world standards of human accommodation. Industrialization of Zimbabwe will resolve these critical issues among many, my countrymen.