The Harare City Council has invited former Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda and two members of residents associations to interview a new town clerk following the dismissal of Tendai Mahachi.
The state media report that Information obtained from minutes of a human resources and general purpose committee meeting revealed that council approved a panel comprising seven councillors, an official from the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing and a human resources consultant to undertake the mandate of interviewing candidates for the position of town clerk.
During the full council meeting which was held on Friday, it was agreed that former Mayor Masunda and two members of residents associations be on the list of panelists.
This decision did not go down well with some councillors who felt the panel was too big and would intimidate the candidates.
A fortnight ago an advertisement calling for applications for the town clerk-designate was placed in the local press and this did not go down well with most councillors who felt the Mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni had not followed due procedure and the advert did not give explicit details of the candidate being searched for.