Wenslus Murape
H-Metro Reporter
HARARE mayor, Jacob Mafume has called for the council to institute a commission of inquiry into the affairs of the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS).
Speaking at a recent full council meeting, Mayor Mafume said he fears the local authority might be heading into a storm given the way HMMAS is operating.
Recently, the council learnt that workers were failing to access treatment yet they are on medical aid.
“At the last meeting I also indicated that we might need to look into HMMAS, the issue of the hospitals, the issues of how HMMAS is operating,” he said.
“We need authority to create a commission of inquiry in terms of Section 100 of our Act (Urban Councils Act).
“We need to look into that because my sense is we might be heading into a storm.”
Mayor Mafume said HMMAS bought properties it cannot account for and with no title deeds.
“It’s a bloated board structure of over 70 board members. Some will see it as throwing money into a bottomless pit,” he said.
“Where can you buy something in Ruwa for US$800 000?
“Lots of money has gone down the drain.”
He said another clinic was bought in Glen Norah which is not operating at full capacity.
“So it’s a cocktail of issues that are bedevilling HMMAS and its inability to account,” said Mayor Mafume.
Mathew Masinge