Government Rejects New Harare Mayor, Nullifies Council Resolutions.

The government has dissolved council resolutions to elect Citizens Coalition for Change {CCC} councilor for Ward 35, Mr. Enock Mupamawonde as acting Harare mayor.

CCC councillors, last Friday defied local government minister July Moyo’s directive not to get involved in council activities including electing a mayor of their choice.

However, in a statement today government disowned CCC changes and restored MDC councilor Stewart Mutizwa as the rightful acting Harare mayor.

” It has come to my attention that on 22 April 2022, an illegal meeting was convened where an acting mayor was elected.

“We have observed that this meeting which purportedly elected an acting mayor was not properly convened as there was no declaration of vacancy and no notice by the chamber secretary to convene the meeting, hence it was an illegal.

“Therefore whatever resolutions and decisions made during that meeting are null and void,” reads the statement.

The government also said councilor Mtizwa who has been the acting mayor must continue in that acting capacity until Jacob Mafume’s issues are finalised by the court.

Minister of Local Government July Moyo last year appointed Greendale Councillor Stewart Mutizwa as Acting Mayor of Harare when he suspended Jacob Mafume as the Mayor of the capital city..

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