Staff Reporter

In a shocking turn of events, the Harare City Council (HCC) management is said to be offering support to the Citizens Coalition for Change`s (CCC) polling agents using syphoned monies from the HCC coffers.

Speaking to this publication, an official who works for the HCC revealed that a senior manager within the HCC reached out to the CCC leadership and offered to give US$100 to each rural constituency towards the welfare of polling agents.  

“Indeed Harare City Council works in cahoots with the CCC. In a recent development one senior manager from HCC pledged US$100 to each CCC rural constituency and the funds are said to be used to meet the welfare of polling agents. This is ridiculous. How can the HCC misappropriate funds like this? We all know that there are disease outbreaks in Harare like typhoid and cholera.

“The poor service delivery in Harare leaves a lot to be desired. So one can deduce that the HCC is misappropriating funds at the expense of service delivery,” said the official.

Meanwhile, political analysts have also lambasted the HCC for the misappropriation of funds at a time the Harare City is in dire need of essential services like access to clean water, street lighting and good drainage, refuse collection among other services.