by Nobleman Runyanga
The National Cleanup Campaign which President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched in Harare in December last year is gathering buy in and support from across the country. The President declared the first Friday of each month a National Cleanup Day and most stakeholders have embraced the idea.
The focus of this month’s activities is the Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo where the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is the patron of the campaign, is set to lead a cleanup at the health institution today. In Harare cleanup activities are set to be rolled out in the city centre at the Copacabana, Rezende South and the Simon Muzenda Street bus terminus areas among others.
Even urban local authorities whose councils are dominated by the MDC councillors have come to the party despite that political party leader, Nelson Chamisa’s refusal to recognise President Mnangagwa as the country’s President following his win during the 30 July 2018 harmonised elections.
One such local authority is Chitungwiza Municipality which is set to commemorate the day today at the Unit J shopping centre in the town’s Seke suburb.
In a post on its Facebook wall yesterday, the municipality exhorted its residents to support the initiative.
“The clean up shall be conducted every first Friday of each month. Let us support the cause and strive to keep our environment clean,” read part of the post.
Another urban local authority which has taken up the President’s national clean up initiative is the Chipinge Town Council which also appealed to its residents and ratepayers to participate in cleaning up the town this morning.
“The President has declared the first Friday of the months as a national clean up day from 8 to 10 am. Help clean up your Chipinge tomorrow (today) by ensuring that your environs are clear of waste,” said the council on its Facebook wall yesterday.
President Mnangagwa’s initiative comes on the back of failure by many local authorities such as the City of Harare to collect and dispose of household waste regularly leading to the death of people through diseases such as cholera.
