The councillors recently held a caucus at their provincial
party offices, which was chaired by former deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami
and former Bulawayo Senator, Matson Hlalo, who sources have revealed that is
eyeing a comeback as the party’s provincial chairperson.
Mr Kambarami is not a sitting councillor as he was also
recalled by the MDC-T, from representing ward three.
He is, however, challenging his recall in the courts which
meant the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission could not go ahead with by-elections in
the said ward.
Eight councillors from the CCC won the by-elections that
were held on 26 March, namely Clr Edwin Ndlovu (Ward 8), Clr Donaldson Mabuto
(Ward 9), Alderman Lilian Mlilo (Ward 12), Clr Concilia Mlalazi (Ward 18), Clr
Christopher Dube (Ward 19), Ald Earnest Rafomoyo (Ward 20), Clr Tinevimbo
Maposa (Ward 21) and Clr Mpumelelo Moyo (Ward 26).
CCC sources have since revealed that the caucus took place at
the party offices before a mini-celebration party at a leisure spot in
Fourwinds, which was also attended by Ward Two councillor Joyce Ndlovu, who was
voted into office under an MDC-T ticket.
“The caucus took place on Wednesday, chaired by Kambarami
and Senator Hlalo and among other things it was agreed that they push for the
ouster of the Mayor and the Town Clerk. This will be done through a motion of
no-confidence against the duo.
“However, the possible hold up was the issue of raising the
numbers since they are a minority. Kambarami chaired the caucus and he made it
clear that the councillors’ mandate was to get rid of Clr Mguni and also
reverse a number of policies, including the parking management system
contract,” said the source.
However, the party’s caucus secretary, Clr Mabuto refuted
the allegations, instead revealing that theirs was all about unity and
advancing the aspirations of the city’s residents.
“We had a meeting, that I can confirm, but I cannot say it
was a caucus, it was more of a celebration meeting by the eight winning
councillors and other party members.
Further, I must dismiss the speculation that is going
around that we want to oust the mayor or deputy or town clerk, that is not
true, we are not going to council to cause a turmoil.
“All that we are focusing on is pushing for development and
creating a reconnect between council and the residents.
We also want to raise pertinent questions on issues such as
the parking management system tender, our colleagues should give us answers on
this issue,” said Clr Mabuto.
Mr Kambarami, while confirming that the caucus took place,
said their aim was to congratulate the newly elected councillors and also give
them direction on how they will conduct council business once they are sworn
into office.
“The meeting was mainly to congratulate the councillors who
won under the party ticket.
As a new party we were also giving them direction on how
they will conduct council business going forward considering that they are just
a minority within the council chambers.
Further, we deliberated on the issue of the parking
management system which is causing a lot of tension in the city and how they
are going to handle it,” said Mr Kambarami.
He refuted allegations that they were pushing for the
ouster of Clr Mguni and Mr Dube, claiming the matter was never discussed.
During his tenure as Deputy Mayor, Mr Kambarami made
headlines when he made moves to oust Mr Dube from office while Clr Mguni was
away in South Africa. The move was, however, reversed.
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