A top government official has slammed local authorities for unnecessarily fanning resistance towards rate payment by residents who quite often watch managers squander the same rates through lavish spending while service delivery is placed at the tail end of the priority list.
Christopher Shumba, who is Principal Director with the Local Government Ministry was addressing local authorities at a Local Authorities Capacity Enhancement Project (LACEP) on public finance management in Kwekwe Tuesday.
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