You are slaves to those who elected you, President Mnangagwa tells councillors

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has called on councillors to respond to residents’ calls for service delivery.

Addressing the local government Indaba at a local hotel in the capital today, Mnangagwa local authorities must identify the people’s challenges and address.

His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses:

-Welcomes all
-Local Authorities remain an integral cog of local Government in Zimbabwe
-I expect you to be centres of excellence across the local governance spectrum.
-Urban and Rural acts clearly indicate your roles

-Blue Print on “A call to Action – No Compromise to Service delivery: First Stage of Interventions to Modernise the Operations of Local Authorities towards a 2030 Vision”

-Commend local authorities for the efforts made to date.

-However the call to action blueprint was the first stage, you must scale up efforts to improve infastrucuture not to leave the ward as you found it, leave something.

-There is no room for the sense of entitlement and silo mentality.
-Identify challenges and needs of people you lead.

-Government is in support of establishment of infastrucuture, especially that involve women and youth.

-Zanupf Government is now taking up the reconstruction of the Mbare Traders Market.
-Our urban communities deserve better working and living places.

-In crafting 2025 Masterplans and budgets scale up people centered projects.
-Decentralisation, both urban and rural councils must deliver.

-We must be responsive to calls by our people on service delivery.
-Regular consultations with the people.

-When called to lead you must be a slave to them who elected you.

-We are a nation born out of sacrifices of those who fought for our freedom we will never divorce ourselves from that enduring spirit.

-Ministry of Local Government I applaud you, continue to train them nomatter which party they are from it is to promote our national shared vision.

-Im deeply concerned by cases of corruption in the local governance and entire society, perpetrators must face full wrath of the law.

-Let us all commit ourselves to root out this social ill.

-Onset of 2024-25 Agricultural season, let us awaken to disaster management and risk management.

-Remain on high alert so that you help each other when tragedy falls.

-Know that I am the SADC Chairmain, you are all SADC Chairs.
-I declare the 2024 ZLAG annual Indaba opened.
-God bless you all