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Chombo's company included in list of City council contractors
21 Jul 2016 at 07:53hrs | Views
Harare Residents Trust has revealed that the Harare City Council has engaged several companies to install prepaid water meters in the city amid revelation the son of Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo's company features in the list.
The trust said the companies are installing prepaid water meters in Harare's six suburbs during the pilot phase, which is set to run for six months.
Names of some of the companies in the list are, Syvern Investments, Ukoshwa Resources, Industrial Products, Tricon, and Usc metering (Proprietary Ltd) trading as Utility Systems South Africa.
"The other four companies are Zimbabwean owned companies. One of these companies is owned by the son of Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo," said the trust without revealing the names.
"The HRT continues with its investigations until we know exactly how these companies were contracted."
The trust said the City of Harare says installation of prepaid water meters is the ultimate answer to poor revenue collection, while residents argue that they have always been paying for fixed and consumption charges but the council is abusing the revenues by not being accountable.
The trust said the companies are installing prepaid water meters in Harare's six suburbs during the pilot phase, which is set to run for six months.
Names of some of the companies in the list are, Syvern Investments, Ukoshwa Resources, Industrial Products, Tricon, and Usc metering (Proprietary Ltd) trading as Utility Systems South Africa.
"The other four companies are Zimbabwean owned companies. One of these companies is owned by the son of Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo," said the trust without revealing the names.
"The HRT continues with its investigations until we know exactly how these companies were contracted."
The trust said the City of Harare says installation of prepaid water meters is the ultimate answer to poor revenue collection, while residents argue that they have always been paying for fixed and consumption charges but the council is abusing the revenues by not being accountable.
Source - Byo24News
