ChiTown acting mayor blocks election

BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO
CHITUNGWIZA acting mayor Kiven Mutimbanyoka has blocked an election for a substantive mayor citing ongoing investigations on some councillors by a commission of inquiry.

On Monday, Citizens Coalition for Change councillor Kudakwashe John moved a motion to elect a mayor and was seconded by party chief whip Richard Chamutsa and former mayor Lovemore Maiko.

In response, Mutimbanyoka, however, said elections could not go ahead because some councillors were under investigation for misconduct and other charges.

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