Online Reporter
Diana Nherera
The City of Masvingo recently held a 2026 council budget implementation planning workshop aimed at strengthening service delivery, enhancing accountability and ensuring effective execution of the approved 2026 budget.
Town clerk Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa emphasised the importance of translating the approved budget into tangible development outcomes that directly benefit residents.
Council spokesperson, Ms Ashleigh Jinjika, said the Minister of Local Government and Public Works approved the council’s 2026 budget of US$31,4 million recently.
She said the workshop’s objectives were to introduce the stakeholder budget committee and outline its terms of reference, ensuring clarity on roles, responsibilities and oversight mechanisms in the implementation process.
“Another objective of the workshop was to prepare the 2026 budget implementation plan/matrix, detailing timelines, responsible departments, performance indicators and monitoring frameworks to guide execution throughout the year,” said Ms Jinjika.
“The workshop’s objective was also to share and discuss the mayor’s and town clerk’s 2026 performance contracts, reinforcing accountability, performance tracking and alignment with council’s priorities and national development goals.”
She said the development of a comprehensive implementation matrix is expected to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems, enabling the council to track progress, address bottlenecks and deliver projects within set timelines.
