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Farai Kuvirimirwa Herald Reporter
NEWLY-ELECTED Harare mayor Mr Bernard Manyenyeni says he expects to work in harmony with Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo and Zanu-PF councillors during his tenure. He elected last week by fellow councillors.In an interview after a council workshop in Harare yesterday, Mr Manyenyeni said the council would strive to serve everyone.

“We are one great team of Zanu-PF and MDC-T councillors,” he said.
“It is a city for all and there will be no demarcations along party lines and we expect to work very well together.

“We are going to craft everything together with the town clerk and other council staff and move forward.
“There is a lot of catching up to do from the previous council and commission.

“There will always be a parent minister and there is always a city council and we will work well in that relationship. The passion has to be transformed into performance and results which will have an impact on our residents.”

Mr Manyenyeni said he was expecting to see great impact on health and housing among residents.
He said he also expected council to avail adequate water to Harare during the refurbishment of the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant.
“We hope to take residents of the city along and we cannot wait for three years and we have to find a way of dealing with the current non-revenue water problem,” said Mr Manyenyeni.

“There should be examination on procurement on chemicals and pricing. The last thing we want is to see residents coming to question us. The figure involved in the refurbishment of Morton Jaffray water treatment plant is too big to escape public scrutiny.”

Mr Manyenyeni was elected after efforts by the MDC-T to impose the party’s Harare provincial spokesman Mr  Obert Gutu failed.
MDC-T wanted to deliberately go against the Constitution which stipulates that mayors should emerge from elected councillors within the cities they serve.