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Man threatens to take hunger strike to Parliament
24 Apr 2014 at 08:48hrs | Views
A HARARE man, Philosophy Nyapfumbi, who went for more than a week on hunger strike earlier this year over reinstatement of Harare town clerk Tendai Mahachi yesterday said he was taking his fight to Parliament to ensure justice prevails.
Nyapfumbi was also protesting against corruption and poor service delivery by the local authority.
He went on strike in protest over the reinstatement of Mahachi by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo after he had been suspended by Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni for failing to submit a salary schedule for the top management.
He said then he was fighting to make sure Mahachi remained suspended to pave way for investigations at Town House.
Nyapfumbi told NewsDay yesterday that despite the mayor assuring him that he would deal with his concerns, nothing had been done prompting him to take the fight to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government. The committee is chaired by Mutasa South MP Irene Zindi.
"Nothing has been done on what we agreed on. Directors, including [health service director Dr Stanley] Mungofa, are now back at work despite being retired for reaching the age of retirement. I spoke to the portfolio committee and I'm now waiting for Parliament to open then engage them further," he said.
"If we fail to agree, I will take action, but I will not speak more on that now. There is still a crisis in the city, Mahachi is still there, he has failed to pay the workers, burst pipes are still visible and workers are saying they can't work without getting their salaries."
Nyapfumbi was also protesting against corruption and poor service delivery by the local authority.
He went on strike in protest over the reinstatement of Mahachi by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo after he had been suspended by Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni for failing to submit a salary schedule for the top management.
He said then he was fighting to make sure Mahachi remained suspended to pave way for investigations at Town House.
Nyapfumbi told NewsDay yesterday that despite the mayor assuring him that he would deal with his concerns, nothing had been done prompting him to take the fight to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government. The committee is chaired by Mutasa South MP Irene Zindi.
"Nothing has been done on what we agreed on. Directors, including [health service director Dr Stanley] Mungofa, are now back at work despite being retired for reaching the age of retirement. I spoke to the portfolio committee and I'm now waiting for Parliament to open then engage them further," he said.
"If we fail to agree, I will take action, but I will not speak more on that now. There is still a crisis in the city, Mahachi is still there, he has failed to pay the workers, burst pipes are still visible and workers are saying they can't work without getting their salaries."
Source - newsday
