PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET -2024

Today Council held a public hearing with residents associations, business community and members of the media on the proposed 2024 budget.

Part of the 2023 achievements include:

. Construction and commissioning of Cambria Landfill.

. Construction of Rujeko Secondary School classroom blocks

. Purchase of furniture and resource materials for Rujeko Secondary School.

. Construction of markets in and around town.

. Purchase of construction vehicles (tippers).

. Smart water metering.

However, it should be noted that debtors amounted to ZWL $12, 327, 252, 924.00 an increase of about 335,7% from.ZWL$2, 829, 425,990.25 as of 1 January 2023.

2024 Budget Focus areas

a) Governance and Administration Programme

. Promotion of good corporate governance throughout the year.

b) Water Sanitation and Hygiene

. Redesigning of water augmentation phase 2 project.

. Procurement of a new pump for the water treatment plant.

. Procurement of a new chemical dosing equipment.

. Rehabilitation of sewer problem areas which include; Zimre, Davis Mugabe and Kubatana, Rujeko Roma sewer, Flametree, Muchemi and Save main line.

. Reduction of non revenue water through zonal meters, and household meter replacement.

. Mucheke sewer trunk line.

. Procurement of a refuse compactor.

. Procurement of landfill management equipment.

c) Social Services

. Expansion of Mucheke martenity ward.

. Construction of an Infectious diseases hospital.

Housing

. Servicesing of Rujeko D

Social Amneties

. Repair and upgrading of Mucheke stadium.

. Repair of community hall.

. Establishment of new recreational parks.

. Upgrading of markets.

d) Roads Programme

. Roads resealing.

. Tarpatching.

. Graveling.

. Drainage resulting.

e) Public Safety and Security Services

. Rehabilitation of public lighting infrastructure.

. Purchasing of fire rescue services.