He said that there will be orderly removal of vendors from
the streets and alternative trading places allocated because council
acknowledges that these are people making a living and looking after families.
He however, noted that many vendors are aligned to Zanu PF
and they are renting from bay barons who are doing business illegally in the
town.
“What we see in the city is a breakdown of law and order
but having said that a lot of the vendors themselves are unemployed people and
they rely on selling fruits, vegetables and other wares to sustain themselves
so we cannot just go with a bulldozer and move them out.
“We have to provide them with viable alternatives where
they can ideally work in a better environment than before.
“Once we do that we need to enforce our bylaws. Our bylaws
are very clear .Our bylaws state that vendors only need to do their vending
activities once they are licensed by council and to conduct their businesses
from registered vending bays.
“That is not happening at present. What I am told is that a
lot of vendors are at unauthorized places and are paying rentals to so called
bay barons and that has to stop but it’s a carrot and stick policy,” said
Coltart. Masvingo Mirror
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