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Cletus Mushanawani
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THE first executive mayor for Mutare, Alderman Lawrence Dambudzo Mudehwe has died.
ZANU PF Mutare District Coordinating Committee chairman, Cde Binali Yard, confirmed Alderman Mudehwe’s death.
Alderman Mudehwe, who was a member of the ruling party’s National Consultative Assembly, died in Mutare yesterday.
“It is with sadness that we announce the passing on of Alderman Mudehwe. Alderman Mudehwe is well-known for his dedication to duty and humility. He served Mutare with distinction and will be remembered by many for the role he played in developing the city as a city father,” said Cde Yard.
He said mourners are gathered at his New Dangare home in Sakubva and funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
Alderman Mudehwe, who served as the executive mayor for more than 13 years, is credited for pioneering the Pungwe Water Project that was engineered by a Swedish company, Skanska.
The project saw Mutare drawing water from the perennial Pungwe River through gravitational flow.
He first served as a ceremonial mayor from October 1990 to November 1995 before being elected as an executive mayor from November 1995 to August 2003.
In mourning Alderman Mudehwe, former Mutare City Council’s Human Resources Manager, Mr Aaron Chemvura said: “The Pungwe Water Pipeline is the highlight of his stewardship. That momentous achievement is brought into sharp focus if you compare it with successive councils that struggled to do a mere Christmas Pass to Dangamvura Water Pipeline.”
Alderman Mudehwe’s death comes at a time when Mutare is also mourning the death of veteran educationist and insurance guru, Mr Charles Mundangepfupfu who also died yesterday morning.
More details to follow . . .
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