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Fears, as Zanu PF plans to deploy officials to 46 Harare wards
16 Jan 2016 at 08:57hrs | Views
Harare Residents Trust has claimed that there are fears that the ruling Zanu PF may send its officials across 46 wards in Harare to conduct service delivery consultations yet the party has no mandate given by the people in the city.
The trust said it expect that elected Councillors, working with their officials in local authorities should conduct consultations on service delivery in urban councils, and not political parties.
"It is frightening to read and hear that there are plans by the ruling party to deploy its officials across the 46 wards of Harare to conduct service delivery consultations," said the trust.
" If they gather their information, where will they take them? Because under the local government system, the issues emerging from the communities have to be channelled to the council through either the council committees or individual councillors, and in some instances through the District Offices."
The trust said there is nothing completely wrong for a political party to mobilise its membership to contribute to the development of a local authority for the purposes of their party mobilisation, but there is everything wrong when the political activities interfere with the operations of a local authority.
"The HRT believes that local authorities should be depoliticized to ensure effective and efficient service provision," the trust said.
The trust said it expect that elected Councillors, working with their officials in local authorities should conduct consultations on service delivery in urban councils, and not political parties.
"It is frightening to read and hear that there are plans by the ruling party to deploy its officials across the 46 wards of Harare to conduct service delivery consultations," said the trust.
" If they gather their information, where will they take them? Because under the local government system, the issues emerging from the communities have to be channelled to the council through either the council committees or individual councillors, and in some instances through the District Offices."
The trust said there is nothing completely wrong for a political party to mobilise its membership to contribute to the development of a local authority for the purposes of their party mobilisation, but there is everything wrong when the political activities interfere with the operations of a local authority.
"The HRT believes that local authorities should be depoliticized to ensure effective and efficient service provision," the trust said.
Source - Byo24News
