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Riot police clash with Harare protesters
10 Nov 2016 at 11:53hrs | Views
Riot police teamed up with Harare municipal police to block protesters from handing over a petition to city authorities today.
The protesters had gathered at Harare Town House to demonstrate against alleged corruption by top officials.
However, when Harare Mayor councillor Bernard Manyenyeni gave George Makoni, Advocacy Officer for Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe ( CCDZ) a platform to address the crowd riot police quickly arrested Makoni.
However, protesters attempted to block a police truck from whisking away Makoni.
"Mayor Manyenyeni was left helpless but only to watch as police arrest people he had gave audience" Bulawayo24.com heard.
"I don't believe in violence. I believe in dialogue that's why I came down to meet them" Manyenyeni reportedly told the crowd.
The protesters demanded Acting Town Clerk Josephine Ncube to be fired over corruption.
This week, it emerged that five council executives awarded themselves more than $60 000 each in holiday allowances at a time a majority of workers were in five month's salary arrears and service delivery a shambles.
The audit also showed that the executives shared more than $170 000 in unsanctioned allowances.
"There was no proof availed to audit that these managers ever went for a holiday granting them authority to claim professional contact leave allowances as resolved in the City of Harare minutes of the sub-committee on the review conditions of service for executive council officials.
"In July 2015 executive managers were paid allowances amounting to $173 880. There was no council resolution produced to audit that authorised the payment of this allowance to executive managers except for the councils' medical doctors, medical laboratory scientists and medical laboratory technicians," reads part of the report.
The protesters had gathered at Harare Town House to demonstrate against alleged corruption by top officials.
However, when Harare Mayor councillor Bernard Manyenyeni gave George Makoni, Advocacy Officer for Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe ( CCDZ) a platform to address the crowd riot police quickly arrested Makoni.
However, protesters attempted to block a police truck from whisking away Makoni.
"Mayor Manyenyeni was left helpless but only to watch as police arrest people he had gave audience" Bulawayo24.com heard.
"I don't believe in violence. I believe in dialogue that's why I came down to meet them" Manyenyeni reportedly told the crowd.
The protesters demanded Acting Town Clerk Josephine Ncube to be fired over corruption.
This week, it emerged that five council executives awarded themselves more than $60 000 each in holiday allowances at a time a majority of workers were in five month's salary arrears and service delivery a shambles.
The audit also showed that the executives shared more than $170 000 in unsanctioned allowances.
"There was no proof availed to audit that these managers ever went for a holiday granting them authority to claim professional contact leave allowances as resolved in the City of Harare minutes of the sub-committee on the review conditions of service for executive council officials.
"In July 2015 executive managers were paid allowances amounting to $173 880. There was no council resolution produced to audit that authorised the payment of this allowance to executive managers except for the councils' medical doctors, medical laboratory scientists and medical laboratory technicians," reads part of the report.
Source - Byo24News
