By A Correspondent| The Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing has urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and development partners to submit their budgets in relation to Cyclone Idai aid to improve transparency.

Represented by the Director for Civil Protection, Mr Nathan Nkomo, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo said Government had specified areas that needed urgent aid, which include water, sanitation, education, roads, infrastructure and power.

He said:

“NGOs, development partners and the Government need to work as a team in distributing and indicating who is operating in a certain area so that we record the developments in fixing the damage caused by Cyclone Idai.

There is also need for transparency on the selection of beneficiaries who are getting food and non-food items because there are reports that those who are getting aid do not need the aid or they are relatives of the suppliers.”