By Rudo Saungweme
In line with the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP), Government continues to make progress in implementing projects in the country so as to attain a middle income economy by 2030.
Kanyemba community is among the people who are set to benefit from these Government programmes, Harare Post has learnt.
Projects set to be implemented in Kanyemba community includes an irrigation scheme, establishment of a Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Depot, construction of a Y-shaped bridge linking Zimbabwe to Zambia and Mozambique as well as facilitating the exploration of uranium and vanadium by Chinese investors.
Speaking during an interview with the Harare Post, a Senior Government Official in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement who refused to be named said, “We have finished all the ground work necessary. The irrigation scheme would be established on a 270 hectare and will draw water from Zambezi River. The first phase of the project would be at an estimated cost of US$3 million on which would be deployed towards the clearance of 100 hectares of land, a six kilometre water pipeline and irrigation infrastructure.
“The second phase would entail clearance of 170 hectares of land and the construction of a seven kilometre water pipeline and the ancillary irrigation infrastructure,” he said.
He also revealed that the Department of Irrigation has cleared 50 hectares so far.
The TSP in line with infrastructure development stated, “The TSP recognises that functional public infrastructure remains a key enabler to unlocking economic growth potential, increase competiveness and productivity, whilst equipping public services to meet demand.
“In this regard, the Programme prioritises quick-win projects in energy, water and sanitation, ICT, housing and transport, with focus on expediting completion of on-going infrastructure projects that contribute to the revival of the economy.”
Kanyemba is a village in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located on the South bank of the Zambezi River at the extreme northernmost point of Zimbabwe at the meeting point of the Zimbabwean, Mozambique and Zambian borders.
