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Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau
THE Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has availed over 1 100 hectares of land to the Chegutu Rural District Council and Chegutu Municipality for a new Chegutu town in line with Vision 2030.

Currently, the two councils’ joint allocation committee which is chaired by Chegutu RDC is in the planning stage.

Chegutu RDC chairperson, Councillor Tendai Gwinji revealed the impending development to Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Mashonaland West, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka during a briefing ceremony held before the handover of 29 motorbikes purchased for councillors by the council.

Said Cllr Gwinji: “We have been allocated land together with Chegutu Municipality amounting to 1 176 hectares for a new Chegutu town. We are on the planning stage,” he said.

The two councils according to the Rural District and Urban Councils’ Acts have set up a six-member joint committee.

The motorbikes, said Cllr Gwinji will enable the councillors to visit all the parts of their respective wards to spearhead Covid-19 vaccination awareness.

Chegutu RDC’s acting chief executive officer, Mr Admire Machingura said the council had purchased the motorbikes using its own funds at a cost of $3,4 million.

Minister Mliswa-Chikoka applauded the council for using its own funds to purchase the motorbikes and using Devolution Funds for people-centred projects aimed at improving the socio-economic lives of the people.