News / Local
Housing Cooperative Officer of City of Harare Unmasked
16 Mar 2016 at 05:51hrs | Views
Parkridge Estate, Housing Consortium near Kuwadzana Extension has reportedly continued to demand money from beneficiaries in total defiance of the Harare City Council new Housing Policy which has banned the payment of any monies to consortium leaderships.
Harare Residents Trust said reports indicate that one Believer Mupawaenda, a Housing Cooperative Officer, stationed at Remembrance Council Offices in Mbare approached Parkridge Estate consortium with 54 housing cooperatives and advised them to continue receiving money from individual cooperatives of US$1 000 allegedly for sewer and water designs.
"This action, despite the council banning consortium leaderships from demanding payments from housing cooperatives," said the trust.
"When the HRT sought Mupawaenda's response to these serious allegations being leveled against him by housing cooperatives on his mobile number 0772 929 046, Mupawaenda denied the allegations, but when pressed further to explain the situation, he switched off his phone."
The trust said but another housing cooperative officer only identified as Dzehonye has told housing cooperatives to adhere to the housing policy of the City of Harare, and expose every other council official who continued to cause confusion and steal funds from the people.
"Corruption has continued to hinder the provision of housing to desperate home seekers, with council officials and elected representatives being accused of creating this current chaotic situation in order to milk the poor people of their hard earned cash," said the trust.
Harare Residents Trust said reports indicate that one Believer Mupawaenda, a Housing Cooperative Officer, stationed at Remembrance Council Offices in Mbare approached Parkridge Estate consortium with 54 housing cooperatives and advised them to continue receiving money from individual cooperatives of US$1 000 allegedly for sewer and water designs.
"This action, despite the council banning consortium leaderships from demanding payments from housing cooperatives," said the trust.
The trust said but another housing cooperative officer only identified as Dzehonye has told housing cooperatives to adhere to the housing policy of the City of Harare, and expose every other council official who continued to cause confusion and steal funds from the people.
"Corruption has continued to hinder the provision of housing to desperate home seekers, with council officials and elected representatives being accused of creating this current chaotic situation in order to milk the poor people of their hard earned cash," said the trust.
Source - Byo24News
