In a development that has seen Chitungwiza Town Council sell land for residential purposes and dished out planning permission, the same council will now force hundreds of families onto the streets after abruptly issuing them with demolition orders.
Council who approved the building of the residential properties, has said these houses are not fit for purpose having been built on wetlands as is prohibited. This comes despite clear prior written planning permission having been passed by the same council.
One of the victims of the pending demolitions is an ex-soldier, one Mrs Chipato. She like many others was not aware of the demolition listing of their houses until the council announcement was made last week.
Mrs Chipato’s house has no street-number although having offer letters from the council, a development which stands to open a can of worms on corruption in the principality. She told ZimEye in an exclusive interview: ” I have with me papers allowing me to build after I bought this land from the council. Why they now want to destroy my house I do not understand.”
A source told ZimEye on Tuesday, “the issue of corruption is rampant at Chitungwiza city council to the extent that a whole council was held at bay during the tenure of Tanyanyiwa to the extent of relegating housing issues to a certain conman Mabambe,”
“What is surprising is the collusion between council, former councilors and a certain former deputy mayor Mabamba.All these corrupt these corrupt dogs must be thrown in jail and keys thrown away,” they said.
DARE (Democratic Assembly for Restoration and Empowerment) party president, Mr. Gilbert Dzikiti told ZimEye: “The government has once again failed to serve its people and must resign en-mass or call for fresh elections as soon as possible.
“The crisis of governance extents to the GNU period and exposed lack of principled leadership in local council,” he said.
Mr Dzikiti added saying that council officials here deserve prison for these acts of selling unfit land for residential purposes.
“The rot in Chitungwiza Town Council calls for Chikurubi to be wide open and all former councilors and mayors from 2000 to be thrown in the jail and keys thrown away. Even dogs respect each other more than these people who turned Chitungwiza
into a sewage and waterless city.
“At the same colluded to sell unsuspecting people housing wetlands. It’s a crime against humanity and Chombo is complicit in those affairs as the responsible Minister from nineteen gochanhembe. The government cannot be Satanical as to render these people homeless without an alternative.
“It’s disgusting and the government officials must all resign and pave way for a progressive generation of leaders. The government is clueless on the on housing, water, economy,constitutionalism ,corruption and devoid of human empathy and common sense that tells you there is punishment for looting and thievery,” he said.
The DARE party has protested to government saying that the residents should be compensated before they are evicted.
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pamberi nekuparadza,pasi nebudiriro.ndoo slogan yenyu ne government yedu,they hve 2 find other alternatives,than 2 demolish,construct drainages since we hve that knowledge.dn’t treat pple in such a way lyk dis.imbwa ngairohwe nguva yayamama kwete kuzoirova yabva haizozive kuti vairoverei.pasi nembavha
Indegenise, Empower, Employ, DEVELOP. INONZI Dollari$ation. tátova ma Naijimbi(NigerianS). As corupt as Nigerians.
Maybe they are trying to rebuild the city of Venice???
ndaikuyevai zvangu nepakona peziso muchitenga mastand iwaya nechioko muhomwe. isu taingoti zvino isu tisina mari dzekupa kanzuru chioko muhomwe toita sei, ndobva ndanovaka kumusha. face the music yehuwori hwenyu. if you ask vanhu ivova vese vakatenga mastand iwaya nehuwori. let them pay for promoting corruption
Ngavatange vasunga vanhu vakatengesa ma Stands acho,Vodzwa kuti bvumo vaiipihwa nani kana ari Chombo ngaasungwe .
Vodzosera vanhu mari dzavo , vazoputsa zvavo .Ndiko kuti hurumende yevanhu
Vanhu rambai kuputsirwadzimba dzamakavaka.
Zanu Pf inotora advantage yekunyarara kwemaZimbabweans .Vanhu uyayi tibatane tirambe kutambiswa bhora risina mweya
All the builders involved should be arrested too for not advising their clients that their stands are located in an area not suitable to build even zumbu rehuku. every builder is taught b4 even being a dhakaboy you don’t build in a wetland. It’s sad how low the standard has fallen in Zimbabwe, pakashaya kana one Munhu sensible enough to blow the whilst before people had sunk their hard earned dollar into pouring cement into this wetland! I’m disappointed by my fellow countrymen
Kurikuda kugara mutonaz, all these people have only themselves to blame. Kanauri chifuza chisina zvachinoziva this is the result. Even a 7yearold anofudza mombe anoziva kuti imba haivakwe mugan’a(wetland ) especially if you can’t swim. I feel no pity on a these idiots, daimaive musiri masalad growing up you would have wised up much earlier. If you go to all the communal areas you won’t find this nonsense of building in a clear wetland.
daylight robbery, batai munhu, ipapa zviripachena kuti vanhu vakatambwa 10 not but mazimbabweans we are not united. i think this is the right time to attack the goverment, let them pack now we have evidence of their gross failure and corruption while we are wallowing in poverty. mwana kudzingwa chikoro, kurara nenzara nekutambura kwese munhu achiti arikuita zvinhu then at last so? no hondo
Nguva Yakwana, The Kingom Of Heaven Is At Hand. Vakayi zvekuMusoro kuDenga…Messenger Of God
Nguva Yakwana, The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand. Vakayi ZveKumusori KuDenga…Messenger Of God
Nguva yakwana, The Kingdom If Heaven Is At Hand. Vakayi zveKumusoro KuDenga…Messenfer Of God
This is utter nonsense. Where were counselors and town officials when these houses were being built. Some of these houses are more than 8 years old and they have just realised that they were built on wetlands. This goes to show that our country is now rotten to the core. Surely how much did these poor families fork out to buy stands and build their houses which they now want to demolish? Are they going to be compansated and by whom? Surely murombo haasi munhu muno muZimbabwe. We are now sick and tired of these bogus land barons who are holding poor people at ransom. Mr Chombo if you are a person with a consience i think this is the right time for you to hand in your resignation letter. You have completely failed the people of Zimbabwe. Please for the sake of progress in this country all old madalaz should resign and go to ruzevha because they have turned this country into a shit house. Please may the almighty deliver this country from this evil which has taken hold of our country.
Thanks God, i was born and bred in Bulawayo.
Chinjai maitiro chete
chitungwiza town council alone? even harare my friend mari dzirikudyiwa guys. todii?
What is dare party? People should not blame Zanu Pf but blame themselves for failure to see Zanu Pf con games.