{"id":1197,"date":"2019-01-07T14:11:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T14:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2019-01-07T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T14:11:48","slug":"smart-cities-concept-plucked-from-mdc-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/smart-cities-concept-plucked-from-mdc-manifesto","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Smart cities concept plucked from MDC manifesto\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE MDC has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration \u201cstole\u201d the opposition party\u2019s smart cities concept and factored it into his recently-launched national clean-up campaign which has been turned into a monthly programme.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exercise is supposed to be carried out for at least two hours on the first Friday of each month.<\/p>\n

MDC secretary for local government Cecil Zvidzai told NewsDay yesterday that his party was happy that the concept, which was allegedly plucked from the opposition party\u2019s 2018 election manifesto, had charmed the ruling party into adopting it as a national policy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe certainly are so proud to have stitched together the smart cities policy as a subset of our Smart policy menu. We are pleased that this has been adopted by President Mnangagwa\u2019s government, which was clueless on the concept going into last elections. We are a proud patriotic and responsible opposition and are pleased and willing to allow the capital we have to benefit the Zimbabwean citizenry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former Gweru executive mayor and MP, however, said government\u2019s clean-up programme lacked depth.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmart cities are not about just picking garbage on a particular Friday. It is a whole matrix of local governance practice that invites key pillars of action like participation, reform, innovation, devolution and environments (Prides). In our manifesto, we abbreviate that as Prides. The Prides approach is more sustainable and is quicker to destination Smart cities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Zvidzai also pointed out that the MDC has a diametrically different view of local governance issues as compared to Zanu PF.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a huge and fundamental difference between Zanu PF\u2019s view of local governance and the MDC\u2019s. Zanu PF believes local government exists at the will of central government and, therefore, should account to same. They believe in centralisation with a passion. This is why mayors have been fired left, right and everywhere. This is why local level policy positions have been wantonly trumped upon by [former Local Government ministers Ignatius] Chombo and [his successor [Saviour] Kasukuwere, among others.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is the reason why local authorities have been suffocated through closure of resource arteries such as vehicle licence fees and the constitutional 5%. The MDC believes in devolution of power to sub-national governments and allowing these to govern out of their own initiative. We believe these devolved governments should first and foremost account to their electorate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Contacted for comment, Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said: \u201cThose statements are child\u2019s play. Elections are over and we cannot keep speaking about manifestos.
\nWe are a serious party, and we have no time to waste speaking about such an issue. We are seized with governance issues right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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