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Chombo plans to block Tsvangirai mayors
28 Aug 2013 at 04:47hrs |
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Outgoing Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo plans to block moves by former PM Morgan Tsvangirai to allegedly impose unelected officials as mayors in Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza.
The MDC-T leader has endorsed former Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Obert Gutu and Isaac Manyemba's secondment as designate mayors for Harare and Chitungwiza respectively.
Chombo said the MDC-T was going against the law by forwarding unelected people to Town House, adding that councillors would reverse the decision at their first meeting.
MDC-T said there would not be outsiders and it is in the constitution that it has to choose elected councillors in areas under jurisdiction.
It was said that MDC-T risked a similar revolt it faced in Chitungwiza in 2010 when the party imposed a candidate that was later rejected by the councillors.
The MDC-T leader has endorsed former Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Obert Gutu and Isaac Manyemba's secondment as designate mayors for Harare and Chitungwiza respectively.
Chombo said the MDC-T was going against the law by forwarding unelected people to Town House, adding that councillors would reverse the decision at their first meeting.
MDC-T said there would not be outsiders and it is in the constitution that it has to choose elected councillors in areas under jurisdiction.
It was said that MDC-T risked a similar revolt it faced in Chitungwiza in 2010 when the party imposed a candidate that was later rejected by the councillors.
Source - newsday
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