Maria Makuvana, a resident from Budiriro hailed the development stating that the councils have been doing injustice to the urban dwellers by failing to deliver services.

"I am very happy to hear that the Government is taking action to deal with failing local authorities. Our urban councils have been doing a terrible job. They have not been collecting garbage, and water supply is erratic, we drive on potholed roads everyday incurring unnecessary suspension costs to our vehicles.

“I am hopeful that a commission will be able to improve our conditions," said Makuvana.

Another citizen Tracy Maphosa who is a resident in Kuwadzana highlighted that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has failed to run its urban councils because it was more interested in playing politics than in delivering service to the people.

"The CCC has been running our councils to the ground. They are more interested in playing politics than in serving the people. The Government decision is the correct one if we are going to witness any form of development within the urban areas, and I am convinced that a commission will be able to do a better job," said Maphosa.

The move to replace incompetent councils with a commission was echoed by Harare Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Tafadzwa Muguti this week while he was superintending over mayoral elections at the Chitungwiza Municipality.  In his remarks Muguti said that the Government was concerned with the poor performance of some local authorities, particularly those controlled by the CCC. He said that these councils had failed to provide basic services to residents, such as water, sanitation, and refuse collection.