Newly elected mayor for Kadoma Nigel Ruzario says he will do everything possible to address pressing issues and make the city great again.
Ruzario of the Citizens Coalition for Change and ward 15 councillor was sworn into office last Tuesday.
He told Standard People that he would adopt a mechanism that would help serve the communities and provide quality service delivery.
“For the residents of Kadoma, I promise to bring in quality service delivery in terms of the availability of water to the residents and it will be achieved in two forms that are short and long run,” Ruzario said.
“In short we have a water crisis in our city, so we need to provide at least three solar-powered boreholes in every ward while in the long-run we need to ensure that every household receives water supplies.”
Kadoma has over the years struggled to deal with sewer bursts and water shortages, particularly in the populous suburb of Rimuka.
Residents in the area have raised alarm over a possible cholera outbreak in the wake of the disease having wreaked havoc in some parts of the country.
In light of that, Ruzario promised to address the city’s sanitation and hygiene challenges.
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“Sewer is the biggest problem in the city and we are going to deal with that at once,” he said.
“In areas with large populations such as Rimuka, we need to make sure that the sewer pond is functioning.
“On Single Quarters and General Barracks there is a need to decongest people living in those areas by providing affordable residential stands.
“This will definitely improve the standards of living for our citizens.”
The new mayor also promised to turn the tide against corruption through strengthening the pillars of integrity within the local authority.
“As a team we need to curb corruption as it has been affecting good service delivery in the city,” he said.
“We need to formulate policies that attract new investors and maintain our local investors.”
Michael Mvula of ward 8 will deputise the new mayor.
A resident, Linda Moyo said they were expecting a huge change from the new brooms.
“We are expecting a huge change from the new mayor,” Moyo said.
“Kadoma is known for being the dirtiest city in the country because of poor service delivery.”
