The under fire City of Gweru Town Clerk Elizabeth
Gwatipedza could soon be smiling all the way back to work if cleared on
corruption charges after the city council has finally finished paying for her
brand new Toyota Land Cruiser VX car.
Gwatipedza was suspended in 2019 on incompetence and
corruption charges but the local authority had started paying for her car in
2018 which cost residents US$176 000.
City of Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe said that the council
has cleared all the money for the car to Toyota Amalgamated Motor Company (AMC)
whom he said will deliver the car soon.
“The car was bought by the council and it remains council
property. The payment was started in 2018 and it has been paid in batches.
“The council has now finished paying for the car and we now
await delivery. It was bought for the Town Clerk who is on suspension pending a
disciplinary hearing.
“For the benefit of residents let me make it clear that the
vehicle was bought at a 1:1 rate while the bond was still equivalent to the
United States dollars,” added Makombe.
Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) director
Selipiwe Cornilia said the council is going out of its way to buy luxurious
cars for the management when little attention is given to service delivery
threatening a demonstration if the new car is not exchanged for an ambulance
and other service delivery vehicles.
“As residents, it is our wish to see our officials driving
dignified cars but it’s a challenge now if they buy top of the range cars for
themselves while buying second hand vehicles for service delivery. That on its
own compromises service delivery.
“Also our roads are not worthy for us to buy vehicles of
US$176 000 because they are poor .If these cars break down it’s us residents
who will ensure that they are serviced again.
“We urge the mayor and management to reconsider the car for
exchange with an ambulance and other two service vehicles for the betterment of
service delivery failure of which we will demonstrate,” added Cornilia. TellZim
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