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Kasukuwere strikes: BCC deputy mayor, four councillors suspended
20 Sep 2016 at 11:47hrs | Views
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda and four other councilors have been suspended with immediate effect, Bulawayo24.com has been told.
The councilors are accused of engaging in a string of dodgy land deals in the city.
They were handed their suspension letters today.
The other four are James Sithole, Mzama Dube, Charles Moyo and Reuben Matengu.
A special council has been called to deal to unveil a probe report after Minister Local Government Saviour Kasukuwere instituted investigations early this year.
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) initially raised the red flag over the rate at which councillors were allegedly grabbing land in the city.
Banda was the lead focus of the probe squad as he bought a piece of land at Ascot Racecourse for the construction of town houses at a give away price.
Banda, a top MDC-T official in the city was also in the eye of the storm regarding the upgrading of the Basch Bus Terminus commonly known as Egodini amid allegations that the Deputy Mayor was linked to the company - Terracotta - which had been awarded the $60 million project.
The probe team gobbled over $20 000 in two weeks.
The amount according to Mayor Martin Moyo could pay 55 council workers.
Each member of the crack squad is getting $75 daily allowance and a further pocket $1500 each after completing the task.
The councilors are accused of engaging in a string of dodgy land deals in the city.
They were handed their suspension letters today.
The other four are James Sithole, Mzama Dube, Charles Moyo and Reuben Matengu.
A special council has been called to deal to unveil a probe report after Minister Local Government Saviour Kasukuwere instituted investigations early this year.
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) initially raised the red flag over the rate at which councillors were allegedly grabbing land in the city.
Banda was the lead focus of the probe squad as he bought a piece of land at Ascot Racecourse for the construction of town houses at a give away price.
Banda, a top MDC-T official in the city was also in the eye of the storm regarding the upgrading of the Basch Bus Terminus commonly known as Egodini amid allegations that the Deputy Mayor was linked to the company - Terracotta - which had been awarded the $60 million project.
The probe team gobbled over $20 000 in two weeks.
The amount according to Mayor Martin Moyo could pay 55 council workers.
Each member of the crack squad is getting $75 daily allowance and a further pocket $1500 each after completing the task.
Source - Byo24News
