Harare mayor faces probe

Nyambira, Mr Joramu Mumbwandarika, Mr Enock Magaisa and Mr Taurai Maja.
The appointment of the committee follows recommendations by the team that investigated the recent delivery of poisonous sodium cyanide to the city for water treatment.
Mr Masunda yesterday said on taking office as Mayor in July 2008 “I made a full disclosure of all my interests to the city council. In addition my conduct at all material times being beyond reproach. I always recused myself from any meeting where there could be any conflict of interest, however remote that possibility may be.”
Earlier he had said:“On all the occasions that I have interacted with Dr Chombo during the last 51 months of my stint as mayor, he has never expressed any misgivings or reservations. If anything, he has been supportive.”
Minister Chombo said Harare councillors had inexplicably changed their lifestyles since they came into office.
“When the 46 MDC councillors were voted into office, 44 had no cars and only two had cars.
“Right now, two still do not have cars and the rest have more than two cars each and several residential properties in suburbs such as Borrowdale.”
Minister Chombo said all property developers should negotiate with those who defaulted on payment.
“Property developers must sit down with desperate home seekers from all backgrounds and be given a payment plan on how outstanding money has to be paid,” he said.
Zanu-PF political commissar Cde Webster Shamu told the same meeting with residents that the party would not tolerate corruption.
“If you are a Zanu-PF member and indulge in criminal activities you are a bad apple and we do not support that,” he said.
“Those people should be removed, especially corrupt MDC people who are enriching themselves at the expense of the people.”