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Report
of the joint meeting held in Mabvuku by the leadership of Mabvuku-Tafara
& Harare East
Harare Residents
Trust (HRT)
May 22, 2009
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Background:
P. Shumba (HRT Coordinator)
The HRT was
formed in February 2008 by concerned citizens drawn from different
thematic groups who have the passion and the commitment to serve
Harare residents. Our objectives are to:
- To build
the capacity of the citizens' of Harare to independently
lobby and advocate for quality local government services at suburban
level.
- To facilitate
the formation of suburban citizens' trusts to coordinate
the activities of residents and ratepayers of Harare.
- Strengthening
the capacity of citizens to collectively advocate for the enactment
and formulation of people-driven legislation and policies.
- To forge
alliances of various interest groups in Harare and other cities/towns
for a coordinated response to the national local governance crisis.
- To strengthen
the capacity of women and youths to take up leadership and decision-making
positions.
- Addressing
all emerging challenges facing the citizens of Harare, including
but not limited to small to medium entrepreneurship, HIV and Aids,
good governance, crime, environmental management, poverty alleviation
and food security.
Harare has 46
wards. The HRT has established structures along suburban lines,
and not as wards. So far we have functional structures in 39 of
the 46 wards. To effectively deliver on our mandate to bring about
quality service provision in and people-friendly policy formulation
in the administration of the City of Harare, the HRT engages key
stakeholders and service providers. We are consistently on the side
of the resident. There are no sacred cows in our advocacy strategy.
Anything that makes citizens feel short-changed is our business.
We constantly demand value for money.
Situational
analysis: Mabvuku and Tafara leadership
Following the
reading of minutes of the previous meeting, the Mabvuku and Tafara
leadership narrated how they went about the establishment of their
structures, highlighting the key challenges of lack of information
on local governance, ignorance of what is happening in the City
of Harare and steep rates. Apparently, the residents from the two
structures are concerned with the way the City of Harare is being
run and the caliber of councillors representing the residents. The
majority of the councillors lack the requisite knowledge of local
government legislation, administrative framework and locating their
roles and responsibilities within the system.
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