News headlines have been screaming about “ jump ship” councilors in Bulawayo and Gweru.
The Khupe followers, have been celebrating non-existent miracle councillors, who are said to have crossed from MDC Alliance to MDC Toko.
This is false and just self pleasing propaganda on the part of the unelectable deserters who after losing congress positions are burying their political carreers by joining the Supreme Court constructed entity .
For the record, MDC Alliance councillors have a strong bond with their sponsoring party , the MDC Alliance. Nothing will sway them from their focus to deliver superior services fulcrumed on the MDC Alliance SMART local governance policy. They are ready for anything, shunning the deceivery of dangled carrots and weathering the storm of unnecessary and unlawful and immoral recalls by Mwonzora and company, which recalls have no relationship whatsoever with the aspirations of the people.
The MDC Alliance councilors at the Bulawayo and Gweru stations of deployment are fully engaged with dealing with water challenges and informal sector infrastructure for enhancement of their trade , which activities are clearly on the locus of the health and sanitation as well as local economic development in our cities. We as the MDC Alliance Alternative Ministry cannot be more proud of our Deployees who have stood steadfastly on the mission to deliver smart and superior services to the people. The recall and threats side shows cannot distract these men and women of grit from their mission.
Our happiness is amplified by the sterling work that is happening in Mutare. The Mayor and his team are completing a water delivery pipeline to Dangamvura to consign the perennial problem of running water shortages to the past.
They have also invested in modern ambulances for the convenience of the sick in Mutare, all this in-spite of the collapsed national economy.
Not to be out done, Chiredzi town councill as lead by Chairman G Hwende is attracting investment into the sugar industry backboned town on the mission to make Chiredzi a Smart City in the near future.
We call upon Zanu to manage its appetite for interference and allow the councils to deliver in accordance with the provisions of devolved local authorities
Sesel Zvidzai
Sec Local Government and Rural Development
