Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has boldly indicated that he wishes he was President Robert Mugabe.
Manyenyeni said ‘dictators’ like President Robert Mugabe, Information Minister Jonathan Moyo and Gideon Gono, were needed to run the affairs of the Harare city council, for service delivery to improve.
“I am talking about a more trusted version of Gideon Gono, a less political version of Jonathan Moyo. That type of personality provided they have the support of everybody. But that person should come out of the following: the Town Clerk, the mayor, the minister of Local Government and if necessary the state President,” Manyenyeni told residents in Harare last week.
“One of those four people should be sincere but powerful enough to call the shots and get the things right. I am happy to support that person whoever he is and I am also happy to be that person”.
Manyenyeni is under fire from residents who accuse him of failing to improve service delivery.
He however attributes his failure to political interference.
The Mayor recently said that there were a lot of political payers interfering with the affairs of the city of Harare.
Manyenyeni also said his Town Clerk, Tendai Mahachi was one of the stumbling blocks to the effective running of the city.
Mahachi, he said, ignores his (Manyenyeni) directives and rather consults with the Local Government Minister Ignatious Chombo.