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Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent
GOKWE South Rural District Council has bought 33 motorbikes for councillors to ensure effective service delivery.
The motorbikes, which were handed over to councillors at a colourful ceremony last week, cost council US$43 560.
Mrs Dorothy Makoni, the Gokwe South RDC chief executive officer, said the motorbikes were meant to improve service delivery as councillors would now be able to effectively cover their areas.
“We bought the bikes after Government directed RDCs to provide transport to councillors to enable them to service the people,” she said.
Ms Makoni said some councillors were failing to attend meetings due to the long distances they had to walk to council offices.
The council recently bought road making equipment using devolution funds, a development that will accelerate the rehabilitation of roads in the district.
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