Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. EPWORTH North legislator Zivai Mhetu has revealed that the ZiG1,3 million (US$43 223) Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for 2025, has been channelled towards community development, with a strong focus on road rehabilitation and efforts to secure improved water access.
This comes at a time when the constituency’s roads are in a sorry state, while government is undertaking the rehabilitation of major roads in the country.
In a statement, Mhetu said they held community consultations on the utilisation of the CDF money and residents overwhelmingly prioritised road rehabilitation; the funds were allocated accordingly.
“I, alongside the CDF committee, came back to you for guidance on how the CDF should be used. The majority of residents indicated that road rehabilitation was the highest priority; residents cited that it was a crucial step towards the attainment of title deeds. When the fund was released this year, totalling ZiG 1,3 million, we acted accordingly,” he said.
In ward 1, roads leading to Muguta Secondary School via Kedish were graded and gravelled, and potholes from Chihota turnoff to Maperera were patched, while sections at Komboni Yatsva bus stop and Chiremba shops also received gravelling and compaction.
Ward 6 saw the grading of Speed Market and the route from Honor Wisdom School to Mared tuckshop, extending to Domboremaziso, with 500 metres gravelled and compacted, in ward 7, the road from Corner Auction and Delport Road to the quarry stone area was graded and gravelled, and the Adelaide sports ground was prepared for community use.
In total, 1,5 kilometres across the three wards were gravelled and compacted.
Mhetu also provided an update on the electrification of schools and the ongoing title deeds programme.
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