Residents Pour Raw Sewer Inside Council Offices
Masvingo residents Friday poured a bucketful of raw sewer at the council offices’ reception accusing the local government authority of inaction over the faulty sewage system.
About 20 protesters operating under the Masvingo Residents Forum demanded an explanation on why the city’s main sewer line upgrade project initiated a decade ago is yet to be completed.
Millions of United States dollars have so far been injected into the project since its inception.
The delays in completing the project have resulted in sewer bursts in the town with residents also accusing the MDC Alliance dominated local authority of taking days to attend to the complaints.
Brighton Ramusi, who chairs the lobby group, said all they were not fighting the local authority but were demanding was transparency and accountability in its operations. He said:
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We are asking for accountability, for proof that it is indeed not misuse of funds and resources that has gotten us to the extremely bad situation that we find ourselves in as a city.
There is growing belief that council management is misusing funds and resources resulting in the worsening of poor service delivery.
This is not a fight against council; it’s an ask for what it is due only.
Two of the Forum’s members, Tamutswa Chikonyora and Margaret Chidhimba were arrested after handing a petition to the city fathers.
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