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Farai Dauramanzi in MAPHISA
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa handed over three houses built under the Presidential War Veterans Housing Scheme to liberation war veterans in Maphisa, reaffirming Government’s commitment to improving the welfare and living conditions of those who fought for Zimbabwe’s independence.
The President, who was accompanied by the First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, commissioned and toured the newly constructed houses before handing over grocery hampers and bicycles to the beneficiaries.
During the same visit, President Mnangagwa also commissioned one of the boreholes drilled in Maphisa under the Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme, aimed at improving access to clean water for local communities.
Zanu-PF Secretary for War Veterans, Ex Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees, and Non combatant Cadres, Cde Douglas Mahiya, expressed gratitude to the President for prioritising the welfare of war veterans and said the housing initiative is part of an ongoing national programme.
“We have a listening president, who initiated empowerment programmes for us war veterans, the housing for war veterans’ programme, the borehole drilling programme, and many other empowerment programmes.
“On behalf of the war veterans, I thank the President so much that we wish him to live longer. It is these programmes that we believe should continue up to 2030, hence Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Bill. We support the idea that the President has got to be in office up to 2030 so that these programmes continue,” he said.
Speaking on the sidelines of the handover ceremony, Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, also commended the President for what she described as consistent efforts to improve the welfare and economic empowerment of liberation war veterans.
“I want to thank the president because he saw it fit to establish a fully-fledged ministry, which I head, the ministry that is looking into the welfare and economic empowerment of the war veterans. I am happy that the issuing of these houses is being done this time when we are celebrating our hard-won independence,” said Minister Mavhunga.
She further thanked Presidential Adviser, Dr Paul Tungwarara, for his role in supporting and coordinating various Presidential empowerment schemes targeting veterans.
“I want to thank His Excellency for giving us his Special Advisor, Dr Tungwarara. We are working well with him in all the empowerment projects that are being extended to all veterans,” she said.
The Presidential War Veterans Housing Scheme targets the construction of decent and dignified accommodation for liberation war veterans across the country, with Maphisa becoming one of the latest communities to benefit from the programme.
Online Reporter