27.2.2025
20:16
The
Minister
of
Local
Government
and
Public
Works,
Daniel
Garwe,
has
appointed
an
investigation
team
to
look
into
allegations
against
councillors
and
senior
management
at
Gweru
City
Council.
The
investigation,
set
to
span
10
days,
is
authorised
under
Section
311
(1)
of
the
Urban
Councils
Act
(Chapter
29:15).
The
team
will
be
chaired
by
K.
Ncube,
Chief
Director
of
Local
Authorities,
with
members
including
E.
Njoma
(Deputy
Director:
Public
Works),
B.
Manwa
(Financial
Advisor),
and
KG
Chakabva
(PAO:
Local
Authorities),
who
will
serve
as
the
secretary.
In
a
letter
dated
25
February
2025,
Garwe
outlined
the
investigation’s
Terms
of
Reference,
which
include:
-
Assessing
whether
Gweru
City
Council
implemented
the
recommendations
from
the
Ministry’s
2019
land
audit. -
Investigating
the
alleged
use
of
Estate
Funds
to
purchase
vehicles
for
council
officials
in
2024. -
Looking
into
claims
that
the
Mayor,
Cllr.
Chivhoko
converted
aerodrome
land
for
personal
use. -
Verifying
the
terms
of
the
Go
Bear
deal
between
the
council
and
its
new
partners. -
Reviewing
any
other
related
issues
affecting
service
delivery. -
Producing
a
report
with
findings
and
recommendations
for
Minister
Garwe
within
10
days
of
the
investigation’s
start.
The
team
is
expected
to
complete
the
inquiry
within
the
10-day
timeframe
and
submit
its
report
to
Minister
Garwe.
Gweru
City
Council
will
bear
the
full
cost
of
the
investigation.
The
letter
was
also
copied
to
the
Gweru
District
Development
Coordinator
and
the
Mayor
of
Gweru.
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