Mayor admits failure

Blessings Chidakwa in Kadoma
The outgoing MDC-T Kadoma mayor Councillor Muchineripi Chinyanganya has admitted that he failed to bring meaningful change to the city during his tenure. Clr Chinyanganya, who is now eyeing the Kadoma Urban National Assembly seat, believes only a new and passionate council would turnaround the city’s fortunes.

In an interview after his last full council last week, Clr Chinyanganya ironically blamed Government for his failures to make Kadoma “A Service Sanctuary by 2018” according to the city’s vision statement.

“I partly failed due to current economic situation prevailing in the country and some of the policies crafted by central Government,” he said.

“Procurement regulations were cumbersome. It took ages for the procurement board to approve some of our requirements for goods and services.”

This, he said, negatively affected council’s ability to offer services.
“Constant interference from the parent ministry also affected our performance as a council,” he said.

The Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing has a legal mandate to monitor the operations of local authorities.

“I believe it is still possible for Kadoma to be ‘A Service Sanctuary by 2018’ if the incoming council has passion and zeal like we had,” said.

Some of the challenges the MDC-T-led council failed to address include persistent water shortages, poor road network and unserviced residential stands.

MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa while introducing aspiring candidates at a rally at Rimuka B Ground in Kadoma last month also admitted that MDC-T run local authorities had failed to deliver.