Harare mayor fires salvo at govt

HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday fired a salvo at government for choosing to disburse funds to the Environment Management Agency (EMA) to buy refuse collection trucks, instead of giving the funds to the local authority to support its waste management activities.

Addressing journalists yesterday, Mafume described the disbursement of the money to EMA as a mockery, saying he would challenge government over the issue.

 “This is a mockery, the government gave EMA money to buy three trucks, yet Harare needs at least 60 refuse compactors.

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