Following an announcement of the passing of the resolution on imposing prepaid water metres for Bulawayo ratepayers, the community has vowed to resort to physical treatment of council workers who are going to be installing the unwanted gadget.
“We were not informed that all our efforts were a mere waste of time, as the resolution to install the gadgets was passed in 2012, without our knowledge,” said a visibly angry Nomsa Khumalo of Bulawayo Residents Association.
The Bulawayo Ratepayers Associations have since begun their communiqué on their resolution to deal with what they brand Council rebellion, for failing to tell ratepayers the truth on their decision.
“We are not going to watch this circus taking place in our country. We are going to fight to the beater end and make sure that everything is communicated. This council is composed of failures that are bent on suffocating ratepayers, who are already suffering from economic collapse,” said Veronica Tshabalala of Nkulumane.
Jenny Williams of WOZA also poured another cold bucket of water on the Mayor’s head after she said the city father must calculate professionally. “When I met the Mayor this year, he told me that he perceives no problem in prepaid water metres, as cell phones are also prepaid. Water can also be prepaid like electricity, as this will enable one to use what he or she has paid for. This statement from the honourable city father shows what level of thinking he is at ladies and gentlemen, he is a total disappointment and problematic for Bulawayo,” she said amid roaring audience.
Several pressure groups and Residents Associations have agreed to take action in all angles, as they are in total agreement that Bulawayo City Council have an agenda against the community and ratepayers of Zimbabwe’s second largest city.
In a snap survey by ZimEye.com, Bulawayo City Council’s Health Section has not been collecting garbage for more than two weeks, thereby posing another heath time bomb for the already strained ratepayers.
Last week, Bulawayo’s Mayor Councillor Martin Moyo snubbed residents and their associations, after he had assured them that he was going to address their predicament scenario.
The residents who last year successfully staged a demo, against the city council’s idea of installing prepaid water metres, are now baying for the city father’s blood.
The Mayor had also promised to address Bulawayo journalists before he abruptly cancelled the presser in the eleventh hour, thereby causing confusion, as more than 30 media practitioners had gathered for the Mayor’s address.
 
Residents associations and civic organisations are currently organising for another massive 500 000 people’s marching to the Bulawayo’s revenue Hall, where they will be demanding to know who passed the resolution on prepaid water metres without their knowledge.
When the Mayor failed to turn up to address the ratepayers last week, Roderick Fayayo, of Bulawayo Progressive Residence Associations (BUPRA) and Jane Williams of WOZA were waiting eagerly, representing the16 organisations that demonstrated against the council’s prepaid water metres.
Bulawayo residents have since resorted to fight the Council who they are accusing of trying to hide through prepaid water metres. “The council are now revealing their highest level of corruption, after they failed to address the community on the importance of the use of the gadget,” said Nonthando Ncube of Bulawayo residence Association.
ZimEye.com again failed to get comment from Bulawayo mayor Councillor Martin Moyo, as he was said to be busy on Council business, and that all journalists must put their questions in writing through the City Council Public Relations office for comments.