Harare mayor sticks to Mushore as clerk

Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has said he stick to James Mushore as the twon clerk despite the government' s threats that he will be in trouble over the issue.

Harare Residents Trust said Manyenyeni claims that Council is sticking with Mushore until the court challenge is resolved.

"The HRT is demanding that the Council follows due process by making a submission of the list of Candidates to the Local Government Board, especially the top three that they chose following the Town Clerk position interviews," said the trust. "If they did very well in the interviews and selected the best candidates, it means any one of the top candidates should be selected as the Town Clerk."

The trust said the HRT is closely monitoring developments on this matter, and urges the City of Harare to rally behind the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the Urban Councils Act, following the law, and not pursue partisan decisions to please political leadership.

However Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday announced that he has suspended Manyenyeni following his reneging to halt the employment of Mushore.