Source: Protect public infrastructure: President – herald
Debra Matabvu-Senior Reporter
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called for the protection and preservation of public infrastructure, stressing that such property must always be treated with respect and dignity.
Speaking after touring a state-of-the-art 72-seater modern coach presented to him at State House yesterday by the School Development Committee of Mafidi Mnangagwa Primary School, the President said everyone was obliged to “behave responsibly” when using public infrastructure.
The bus was bought using funds from the school coffers, supplemented by a contribution from President Mnangagwa.
The President gets a feel of the luxury coach during its presentation by the Mafidi Mnangagwa Primary School Committee at State House in Harare yesterday.
The school, located in Kwekwe District, was founded in 1995 and was named after President Mnangagwa’s father as a way of honouring the President for his various contributions in the province.
“I repeat, for such a state-of-the-art facility, we expect that every single passenger who goes in there should go with dignity and respect,” President Mnangagwa said. “In fact, it just compels you when you walk in to behave. You cannot have those people who make noise or drink to go in there. It just tells you to behave before you are told to behave. The atmosphere just tells you, brother, sister, behave. It is so beautiful, state-of-the-art.”
The President said it was an extreme honour for the school to name the institution after his father, the late Mafidi Mnangagwa.
“I am extremely honoured that they gave my father’s name to this school bus,” President Mnangagwa said. “It is an honour, I feel very much honoured, and it is a state-of-the-art bus.”
The President said it was an extreme honour for the school to name the institution after his father, the late Mafidi Mnangagwa.
The President said it was an extreme honour for the school to name the institution after his father, the late Mafidi Mnangagwa.
President Mnangagwa commended the school authorities for their choice of the coach, which he described as a combination of modernity and luxury.
“I have never been in such comfort in my life,” he added.
Mafidi Mnangagwa Primary School head Mr Peterson Mudumani said the school was one of the beneficiaries of the President’s developments and contributions, hence the gesture.
“It was in honour of the President for the various developments he has done in Kwekwe,” he said.
President Mnangagwa also donated Starlink kits and printing accessories to the school.
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