By Municipal Reporter- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s runner and the Geo Pomona Waste Management Boss chairperson, Dilesh Nguwaya, has grabbed a contract to collect refuse in the capital.

The tender would give him approximately US$9 million each year.

Nguwaya, who was also implicated in the COVID-19 PPE tender in 2021 and left scot-free, said early this year that the firm would collect 650 tonnes of waste for US$40 per tonne daily.

The waste will be used for electricity generation for the national grid, according to Nguwaya.

He said the charges set out and agreed with Harare in the joint venture concession agreement were “fairly cheaper” than those obtained in Europe.

“You will be aware that the standards at Pomona are in line with modern European trends in waste management. Below, we put the figures charged per tonne; Austria (US$166), Belgium (US$112), Denmark (US$114), Finland (US$116), France (US$95), Ireland (US$154), Italy (US$127) and the United Kingdom (US$135),” he said.
Speaking at a press conference Harare mayor Jacob Mafume attended yesterday, Local Government and Public Works minister Daniel Garwe said he was confident that Geo Pomona would clean up the capital.

“President Emmerson Mnangagwa in October 2023 declared a state of disaster on solid waste management in Harare.  This was as a result of the financial challenges which the city is experiencing and these challenges have acutely affected service delivery, particularly in water, sanitation and solid waste management,” he said.