adminMichael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent
Kwekwe City Council’s finance department has come under fire for failing to release $35 for the purchase chemicals to fumigate bees.
The local authority came under scrutiny for failure to fumigate the bees that have been swarming a tree in Amaveni suburb, posing danger to the neighbourhood.
The development forced Ward 14 Councillor MacLean Nyamucherera to step in and promise to pay the amount.
Speaking during a Kwekwe full council meeting last week, Kwekwe city treasurer Mrs Rejoice Maweni admitted that her department had been sitting on the application submitted by the health department last year.
“We acknowledge receipt of the requisition, but the problem was that it surpassed the maximum petty cash of $30,” she said. “So, we urge the department to make another requisition indicating the proper amount then we can process it.”
Mrs Maweni said under normal circumstances, the requisitions did not take more than five days to process.
Deputy health director Mr John Bandama said it was unfair for the finance department to sleep on duty, exposing his department to attacks by failing to execute its duties.
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