Source: Residents demand road tender cancellation – DailyNews Live
Helen Kadirire 18 October 2018
HARARE – Mabvuku residents have petitioned Harare mayor Herbert Gomba to
cancel the road repairs contract with Tencraft over incompetence.
In a letter written to Gomba, Combined Harare Residents Association ward
21 chairperson Munyaradzi Kagoro said the workmanship on the roads was
poor.
The petition comes as council is undertaking repairs across the city as it
tries to repair some of the untrafficable roads.
“The type of tar and stones used in the repair works are of poor quality
as some sections of the road along Chizhanje and Mabvuku way are already
peeling off. As we approach the rainy season we fear that the rains will
wash them away,” Kagoro said.
Kagoro said Tencraft should not be paid for the shoddy job they did in
Mabvuku as it is tantamount to robbery.
Mabvuku councillor Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi said he had raised the issue
earlier but because of elections nothing happened.
He said since being contracted, Tencraft had their vehicles parked by the
roadside without conducting any road works.
Harare needs approximately $1 billion to repair its entire road network to
acceptable standards.
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