THERE was drama at the Gweru City Council chambers on
Thursday when MDC-T councillors demanded that former President Robert Mugabe’s
portrait be taken down, as he was no longer head of State.
The full council meeting proceedings were briefly
interrupted after ward 3 councillor, Nokuthula Mbano (MDC-T) raised a point of
order that the portrait should be removed.
“Your worship (the mayor) a point of order please, may the
portrait of the former President be removed,” she said.
Mayor Charles Chikozho concurred and said the issue had
been previously deliberated on before a municipal officer was ordered to take
down the portrait.
The visibly nervous municipal police officer took time to
remove the portrait much to the amusement of councillors in the chambers.
Ward 1 councillor, Hamutendi Kombayi then said the
municipal police officer should move with speed before announcing that the
portrait be replaced with that of incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“Move with speed my friend to remove that portrait and it
should be now replaced by that of the crocodile [Mnangagwa],” Kombayi said.
Meanwhile, councillors unanimously agreed to shoot down a
proposal by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa-Zimbabwe) to install
wireless internet facilities at its information kiosk housed at Mkoba 6 council
administration offices.
The councillors argued that such facilities would congest
the administration offices and compromise security since council handled cash
paid by ratepayers.
The councillors recommended that Misa be allowed to set put
its internet facilities at an alternative site.
Residents currently access free newspapers, council
documents and pamphlets among other things at the information centre. Newsday
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