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CHRA, City Council in 2010 Budget formulation talks . . . as Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Chiroto assures CHRA of wide consultations
Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA)
October 19, 2009

The City of Harare held a meeting with the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) on Friday the 16th of October 2009 over the 2010 City Budget formulation consultation process. The same meeting also deliberated the issues raised by CHRA in its peaceful protest march conducted on the 5th of October 2009. The protest drew the participation of 500 residents from different suburbs of the City.

The meeting sought to find ways by which CHRA and the Council can work together to ensure effective residents' participation in the 2010 City budget formulation process. This will go a long way in mending the relations between the City of Harare and residents; strained due to the fact that the residents were not able to participate effectively in the formulation and approval of the 2009 budget. In this meeting the Deputy Mayor expressed his desire to ensure thorough consultation of residents in this and other decision making processes. CHRA has urged the council to ensure that the ultimate budget must be reflective of the views of the residents with respect to the tariffs and priority areas. Representatives from CHRA and the City Council are meeting again on Wednesday the 21st of October to conduct a thorough discussion of the petition that CHRA submitted to the Mayor. CHRA and City of Harare are expected to come up with a joint programme of public consultation on the 2010 City budget by the end of this meeting.

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