Zimbabwe: Water Deal Raises a Stink, Says Mayor

HARARE mayor councillor Bernard Manyenyeni has admitted that a US$144 million deal to refurbish water and sewerage reticulation systems could have been grossly over-priced since the selection of a Chinese company to carry out the project was not put to public tender. Some components were priced five times over their market value.

Giving oral evidence before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing in Harare on Tuesday, Clr Manyenyeni said the deal equated to mortgaging residents.

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