Match policy with execution

Reports that census enumerators were attacked by a mob in Masvingo at the weekend over poor service delivery by government made sad reading.

According to the reports, residents — who reside in unfinished houses without ablution facilities or electricity — queried government’s interest in collecting their data when it had “neglected them”.

“They want to come to us now, yet for years we have been petitioning government to intervene to end this impasse between (Retired Major Kudzai) Mbudzi and the Masvingo City Council so that we can complete building our houses and live in decency like most of you,” complained one resident.

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