“Corrupt” Chombo Re-Deployment Celebrated
7 July 2015
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[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images/2015/06/national-local-news-template.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images/2015/06/national-local-news-template-412×203.jpg” width=”412″ align=”none” title=”national-local-news-template” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=””]The Combined Harare Resident Association (CHRA) has celebrated the re-deployment of former Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo saying his corrupt activities were compromising service delivery  in urban centres.
Chombo who headed the Local Government Ministry for one and a half decade was synonymous with interfering with the day to day affairs of the country’s local councils.
He would fire any local authority which he suspected of opposing his views.
Chombo was also accused of awarding tenders to infrastructure development companies which were aligned to his close allies.
On Monday the former Local Government Minister was re-deployed to the Home Affairs Ministry.
In a statement Tuesday CHRA said residents have been relieved of Chombo’s corrupt tendencies.
“There are many instances where the Minister has “used” provisions in the Urban Councils Act and other pieces of legislation to interfere into the legitimate operations of local authorities, often, reversing key decisions of councils,”said CHRA adding that ,“Corruption has been allowed to thrive while incompetent and clueless bureaucrats have been protected or hired on partisan lines”.
The Association said service delivery in towns and cities were deteriorating during   Chombo’s tenure because of his arrogance and partisan behaviour.
“He has for the last decade resisted any meaningful engagement with residents associations in contrasts to the spirit now articulated in the constitution.
“His relations with residents have been that of cat and mouse with councillors and Mayors summarily relieved of their duties for spearheading projects that contrast with the interests of the ruling elite”.
“We have witnessed the former Minister presiding over the deterioration of local government marked by poor service delivery across rural and urban local authorities”.