Conrad Mupesa
Mashonaland West Bureau
MASHONALAND West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Cde Marian Chombo has commended her office staff for successfully hosting the Zanu PF 23rd Annual National People’s Conference in Chinhoyi last month.
Held from October 12 to 17 at Chinhoyi University of Technology, the conference brought thousands of delegates to the province.
Speaking in Kadoma on Monday during the official opening of her office’s strategic planning workshop, Minister Chombo credited teamwork and coordination between the ruling party and the provincial government for the event’s success.
“Let me start by congratulating you on a job well done before and during the Zanu PF 23rd Annual National People’s Conference that we hosted as a province,” she said.
“The event was a success because you played your part well and complemented the ruling party in ensuring that it became a resounding event. We are civil servants who implement the ruling party’s policies and resolutions.”
Turning to the seven-day workshop, Minister Chombo noted that the province must provide strategic direction and create an enabling policy environment for institutions to discharge their mandates.
She urged the private sector to complement Government efforts through investment and productive enterprise, while calling on development partners and communities to actively support and shape sustainable development initiatives.
“Development partners must support sustainable priorities, and communities must be meaningfully involved in shaping and evaluating interventions,” she said.
“As we pursue the objectives of NDS2 and the associated economic development agenda, let us ensure that our strategic plans are realistic, our budgets are aligned, our performance indicators are meaningful and our accountability systems are effective.”
Minister Chombo challenged participants to ensure that strategies developed during the workshop translate into tangible development outcomes.
“Activities should become outcomes, from fragmented efforts to coordinated action, and from promises to results,” she said.
“Our vision must be clear, our strategies must be practical, our implementation must be disciplined and our results must be impactful.”
The workshop will cover key areas including the Annual Strategic Performance Plan (ASPP) and the alignment of the Results Framework with National and Sector Results Frameworks.
