Harare is today stepping up efforts to restore order and cleanliness in the capital, with at least 300 municipal police officers expected to be deployed in a citywide crackdown on illegal vending and urban disorder.
The operation, being conducted under the Chenesa Harare campaign, will begin at the intersection of E.D Mnangagwa Road and Samora Machel Avenue before spreading to other busy areas.
Authorities say the exercise will initially prioritise engagement and persuasion, with vendors operating outside designated areas being encouraged to move to approved trading sites.
Follow our live updates as the operation gets underway, with city officials, vendors and other stakeholders weighing in on the drive to restore order while protecting livelihoods.
Local Government Minister Garwe is now at Newlands round about where there are sofas, beds and tents
Municipal Police removing illegal vending stalls at Chisipite Shops.
Speaking on the ongoing Chenesa Campaign on Capitalk FM this morning, Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe said.
Minister Garwe questioned the legality and fairness of allowing informal commercial activities in the middle of the central business district without regard for other users of the city’s infrastructure.
“Is it legal and fair to other infrastructure users that someone can just bring their cart into town and obstruct motorists?
“Is it legal and fair that someone can just bring a braai stand and start selling meat in the middle of the CBD?
“It’s not fair, and it’s illegal, but that’s the point we have reached in Harare and other cities.”
Minister Garwe said the President had directed authorities to restore cleanliness in cities and towns as the country’s development agenda gathered momentum.
“So the President tasked us to make cities and towns clean as our development agenda is gaining momentum,” he said.
“The President is always teaching us that ‘Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo’, so everyone, including the vendors, has a duty to make our country clean.”
Source: Chenesa Harare: City intensifies drive to restore urban order – herald
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