By James Gwati-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has intensified his 2023 election campaign in Matebeleland by increasing his visibility in the region.

At the weekend Mnangagwa sent his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga to Lupane where the former army general ordered the Lupane provincial hospital bosses to complete the construction of Lupane hospital with immediate effect

Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Care Minister, visited the hospital’s construction site at the weekend and said the project should be completed by next year.

“The purpose of my visit was to accelerate the construction of the Lupane Provincial Hospital. This project as you are aware started way back in the First Republic in 2004. It had stalled to an unacceptable level. When the President visited Matabeleland North Province, this matter was also highlighted. We have been looking at ways of resuscitating all legacy projects which had stalled during the First Republic and we want to finish them.”

VP Chiwenga said the completion of the hospital should be done expeditiously.

“The length and breadth of this hospital demand that this institution be completed as a matter of urgency. And so, we wanted to see what the plan was at that time, what is it that can be done now and how can we quickly complete this project.

“Government has already put in some resources. By last week we had already put resources to kick start this place. We want to see how we can utilise those resources and go full throttle and have this project completed by next year.”