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Municipal Reporter
THE Government has suspended six CCC Chitungwiza councillors including former mayor Lovemore Maiko for convening an illegal meeting last week in which Maiko was illegally re-elected mayor despite a pending court case.
Other councillors suspended are former deputy mayor Musa Makweza ward (19), Kudakwashe Johns (ward 21), Chengetai Nyagondo (ward 14), Richard Chamutsa (ward 5) and Peter Matiringe (ward 10).
According to the suspension letters, Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo said there was reasonable grounds suspecting that the councillors committed acts of gross misconduct, gross incompetence and wilful violation of the law.
Minister Moyo said the suspensions were in line with Section 114 (2) of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) as amended by the Local Government Laws Amendment Act number 8 of 2016.
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