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Budiriro residents pour raw sewerage at District Office
Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA)
September 06, 2006

Budiriro- Rresidents here today expressed their anger at the commission running the City of Harare and took to the streets armed with bucketfuls of raw sewerage and litter which they poured at the District Office.

Police in the area were caught unawares and failed to stop the angry residents numbering about 200 that demanded the immediate holding of elections, the quick repair of burst sewer and pipes, and the regular collection of refuse.

The demonstration, dubbed "Save Budiriro, Let the D.O Taste It", started at Budiriro One Shopping Centre. The demonstrators went around the shopping centre carrying their buckets full of sewer and held up placards denouncing the coming running the affairs of Harare.

Some of the placards read like ‘Repair burst sewer pipes’, ‘We want elections now!’, ‘Let the District Officer taste it’ while others demanded the immediate sacking of the Sekesai Makwavarara-led commission.

When the residents got to the Budiriro District Office, they littered the place with the garbage, the raw sewerage and left dozens of fliers that read as follows;

"As residents we are disgusted by the continued presence of raw sewage in our community, as a result of a non-functional sewerage system. It is a health hazard which cannot be allowed to continue.

We therefore as ratepayers demand:

• Immediate repair of burst sewage pipes
• Immediate cleaning and collection of refuse
• The immediate provision of rubbish bins at each household
• Regular collection of refuse bins.

Our children cannot continue to swim in and to drink raw sewerage. Let the District Officer taste it."

The demonstrators chanted, shouted and sang revolutionary songs denouncing Local Government Minister Chombo and his puppet commission running the affairs of Harare.

Harare commissioners are Professor Jameson Kurasha, Sekesai Makwavarara, Tendai Savanhu, a Zanu PF central Committee member, Prisca Mupfumira, Zanu PF Central Committee member, Musavaya Reza, the Provincial Administrator, Engineer Noel Muzuva, and Richard Mahachi.

No one was arrested.

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