Online Reporter
Diana Nherera
Some residents in Chitungwiza’s Unit D Ward 16 have gone for two months without water because the council does not have the spanner required to repair their borehole.
This was revealed by the ward’s Councillor Michael Mukashi during a full council meeting on Wednesday.
“There is a borehole in my ward with water. It developed a problem, I think it’s now two months. Council has not been able to fix it because it does not have the spanner,” he said.
“Just imagine how embarrassing it is. What is painful is that all the other things required to repair the borehole are there except for the spanner.”
Cllr Mukashi said the last time he visited the area, residents were asking if the municipality could borrow the spanner from City of Harare or DDF.
“When you ask them, they blame procurement. Surely do you think residents will take us seriously when residents go for two months buying water because the council cannot get a spanner?
“If this has not been brought to your attention, mayor and town clerk, I am now telling you. It means as council, we are not providing tools for our workers.”
“Yes we have water that comes from Harare is beyond our control, but how can we also fail to maintain our boreholes?
“There is another borehole where we removed an electric pump, which was the end of it; it was never replaced. So at times, residents will not take us seriously. Where we are supposed to be proactive, we are not doing anything. So let’s do something before Friday.”
Cllr Musa Makweza urged the councillor to contact the head of the responsible department, as it might be sabotage.
“How can they fail to have a spanner to fix a borehole in the councillor’s ward. It is sabotage,” he said.
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