CHAMINUKA Rural District Council (RDC) has taken a major step towards improving service delivery with the commissioning of new equipment worth US$800 000, financed through a combination of its own resources and devolution funds.
Shamva came alive during the commissioning ceremony, with residents welcoming the development as a sign of progress in their community.
“The devolution funds have uplifted us, we can now be counted among others. Our councillors are also listening and making things work,” a resident, Killion Manhambara said.
“I am so happy about what has happened. This will enable development to forge ahead, and it will enable us to progress as we pursue development. I thank our council,” another resident, Wirimayi Chibundu added.
In its bid to improve service delivery, Chaminuka Rural District Council was complemented by government, which funded the purchase of a motorised grader.
“We have a motorised grader and for that, we want to thank President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who introduced devolution. We bought that grader under devolution, as a council we no longer had a grader which was setting us back, through our own funding, we managed to buy a backhaul loader, a tipper truck which will complement the grader, three departmental vehicles and we capacitated the office of the CEO and bought 41 bikes in total,” Chaminuka RDC’s Chairperson, Councillor Matibaira Kupusa noted.
Not to be outdone, a local miner, William Magora, contributed 400 school desks and chairs to furnish a new primary school in Shamva to be commissioned next month.
“I have donated this furniture after hearing the President saying a nation is built by its people. Then the bible also encourages us to give to our neighbours.”
The government highlighted that the commissioning of service delivery machinery is a tangible testimony of progress and good governance.
“These assets are not just machines, they are tools for accelerating development, enabling effective local governance and delivering on the President’s call to action for efficient people-centred service delivery,” Mashonaland Central Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Honourable Christopher Magomo said.
“I want to thank our President. He is the visionary who wants us to have an upper-middle-income society by 2030,” the Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Senator Monica Mavhunga stated.
Shamva South legislator, Honourable Joseph Mapiki, highlighted the impact of the equipment on road infrastructure.
“Our community is going to benefit greatly. The roads were in bad shape, and this equipment will make a huge difference. As legislators, we often face criticism when roads are poor, so this is a welcome development.”
Local authorities are mandated to modernise their operations after the 2025 All Local Authorities Indaba held in June and set a framework for minimum delivery standards.
