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Chombo
threatens to fire councilors
Combined Harare
Residents Association (CHRA)
July 14, 2008
The Combined Harare Residents
Association (CHRA) is alarmed and concerned with the recent pronouncements
by the Minister of Local government that he will fire councilors
if "they deviate from government policy". Chombo spoke
to the Herald after an induction meeting for councilors organized
by the city of Harare. Councilors have already been appointed into
various working committees that spearhead the work of the municipality.
This process helps conscientise the councilors of their roles, powers
and functions of the council. The appointment of the councilors;
which we trust was done on the basis of the individual councilors'
capabilities, will help the councilors effectively serve the city
of Harare.
Meanwhile we
urge Dr. Ignatius Chombo not to interfere with the business of the
council but let them discharge their duties as effectively as they
can. His recent remarks that the Ministry of Local Government will
not hesitate to expel the council are unfortunate, sad and irresponsible.
The residents remind Mr Chombo that his dismissal of the Mudzuri
led Council on frivolous grounds, did not improve but rather severely
crippled the city's service delivery system. The operations
of the successive commissions he appointed were characterized by
rampant corruption and the eventual total collapse of the service
delivery system.
As the residents,
we expect Mr Chombo to stop his heartless and politically motivated
threats of expulsion and let our council work. We warn Mr. Chombo
that we are already suffering and certainly we will not brook any
interference with the operations of our local democracy. Chombo
must allow the will of the people and democracy to prevail by stopping
his undue interference of the work done by the elected representatives
of the people. CHRA urges councilors to push for the reform of the
Urban Councils
Act Chapter (29:15) which gives too much power to the Minister
of local government.
"NO TAXATION WITHOUT
REPRESANTATION"
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fact
sheet
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