Outspoken Councillor Denford Ngadziore has blasted the council management for failure to provide residents with water during the Christmas period.

“Failure to have water in most suburbs in Harare during this festive season is a clear testimony of failure to plan from the Council management.”Said Ngadziore.

A survey by the Combined Harare Residents Association established that almost all surbubs did not have water by yesterday evening, however there was no formal communication from City officials on the cause of disruption of water supplies.

Areas like Kambuzuma and Mufakose, which usually have water didn’t have water from the weekend until yesterday.

At the recent Full Council Meeting held early December 2019, the City Management promised pledged that salaries of workers and water supply was going to be taken care of during the festive season.

The Ward 16 Council further took a swipe at the Council management.”

This is pure negligence, incompetence by Harare City Council Management mainly Director of Water.”charged Ngadziore.

The ceremonial status of the current Mayorship has made Councilors toothless bulldogs which has seen workers fail or delay to implement Council resolutions.

CHRA calls on the government of Zimbabwe to urgently implement Devolution as a step towards addressing governance affecting water supplies in local authorities.

Credit:CHRA