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Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter
The Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing has ordered Harare City Council to appoint external auditors to investigate five MDC-T councillors who allegedly demanded bribes from housing co-operatives to facilitate the allocation of stands.

Sources within the ministry said the chairperson of the Education, Health, Housing and Community Services and Licensing Committee Charles Nyatsuro; his deputy Luckson Mukunguma; Belvedere, Monavale, Ridgeview and Avondale councillor Paula Macharangwanda; Mabelreign, Ashdown, Meyrick, Haig Park and Tynwald councillor Lancelot Mudavanhu; and, Highfield councillor Special Zuze have been fingered in the illegal dealings.

“Minister Chombo wrote to council on April 15 ordering the town clerk to set up a team to investigate the councillors or to ask the Comptroller and Auditor-General’s Office to appoint auditors,” said the source.

Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni on Thursday confirmed receipt of a letter from the ministry to that effect.