By Own Correspondent- President Mnangagwa yesterday toured Matapi Flats in Mbare, Harare, to inspect renovations being undertaken by the Government adding that the move was part of his administration’s fulfilment of its promise to refurbish the dilapidated hostels.

Mnangagwa visited the area last year, a few days before the July 30 elections after an inferno left 65 families homeless and promised to provide decent homes for the people of Mbare.

The refurbishment is being done under the framework of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP), which has the provision of decent housing among priority projects together with power generation, water and sanitation, and transport and communication.

Government is carrying out the renovations in partnership with Harare City Council with the works being done by FGC Singapore.

President Mnangagwa said he was satisfied with the progress, adding that all the blocks in Mbare will get a facelift.

He said:

“Remember that last year one block was burnt, I visited the place and promised residents there that I will look into the renovation of that block as well as the rest around that place.

“When I visited the place, I discovered that they (flats) were very dilapidated, so I made arrangements with the company that you saw there who have so far attended to three or four blocks. They are going to all of the blocks around there. It was an issue of me inspecting progress to satisfy myself that what I asked them to do is what they are doing. We will revamp and renovate those places.”-StateMedia

Each block houses more than 500 people.