ROSELINE MUTARE
MASVINGO-Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Ward 10 in Masvingo Urban, Allan Moyo has promised to advocate for policies that will better the lives of soldiers when elected.
Moyo said he will ensure that soldiers get preferential treatment in acquiring housing stands and other opportunities in ward 10 where they are the majority.
Moyo said he will push for the uniformed forces to get favourable conditions in acquiring land from the local authority which had become unaffordable to the security forces who are earning meagre salaries.
Speaking during a recent engagement meeting with residents in ward 10 Masvingo, Moyo said the uniformed forces are lowly regarded in society due to the poor remuneration that they get from their employer.
“Shelter is a right, it is therefore council’s duty to ensure that land is availed to all those who need it. Government workers are a priority since government hasn’t been paying its workers well. Civil servants are earning salaries in local currency, they also have to pay for council land in local currency at favorable rates. I will see to it that members of the civil service including the uniformed forces have equal access to council land,” said Moyo.
Moyo also promised to tackle the issue of skyrocketing bills which residents have been charged in recent months due to high rate of inflation currently prevailing in the country.
“Council bills must be pegged at rates commensurate with the lowest paid civil servant to ensure equal access to council services. The economy is bedridden and it is important for council to explore external revenue sources and maximize on its commercial enterprises to increase the local purse. Residents do not have to bear the brunt of economic turmoil alone,” added Moyo.
He said he will push for an “Income Sensitive Billing” policy as an alternative to hyperinflation and currency erosion.
The CCC aspiring councilor is a development consultant and a human rights defender who was also a student leader with Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU). He has also stood for social justice working with Poverty Liberation Movement (PLM) whose main drive is to eradicate poverty in all its forms in Zimbabwe.
Moyo will lock horns with incumbent outspoken Zanu PF councillor Sengerayi Manyanga.
