MDC-T councillors urged to stamp authority

Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene on Wednesday urged the MDC-T dominated Mutare City Council to stamp its authority on managers lest councillors be taken for a ride and fail deliver for the people who voted them into office.

The firebrand minister also urged the councillors to disregard directives from their party leaders as some of them were doing that in bad faith and not for the good of Mutare.

The free advice came during a tents meeting between Chimene and hundreds of city workers who have reportedly gone for a year without getting paid.

She promised to turn around their misfortunes.

The workers complained that they were facing severe hardships as they could not afford to pay rent, school fees, medical bills and other essentials.