The government aims to provide adequate accommodations to more than 1 million citizens, focusing on eliminating illegal settlements and ensuring access to basic services such as electricity, clean water and sanitation.
Speaking at the official break ceremony of the popular clergyman Emmanuel Makandiwa Family International Church (UFIC) of the United Family International Church (UFIC) Housing Project in Harare, Harare and Harare on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Public Works Benjamin Kabikira said he was willing to acquire private partners to help the government develop service housing as part of an effort to curb illegal settlements.
Kabikira added that by 2030 more than 1 million people had benefited from these partnerships.
“There are many illegal settlements in Zimbabwe, and it is our hope that everyone must have a well-served home with electricity, roads, access to clean water and a sewer network system.
“As a government, we are truly grateful for this as a government, to take many initiatives to provide accommodation for these projects with citizens and to promote the same agenda to develop accommodation for all.
“We aim to provide service stands for up to 1 million people by 2030. We are confident that we will surpass this goal through public-private partnerships.”
Housing Planning – Operation Nehemiah was launched in 2016 under the UFIC and was designed to accommodate people who benefit 6,000 beneficiaries rather than homeowners, usually not homeowners.
These beneficiaries included members and non-members of the UFIC.
The land allocated for orphanages, churches and residential forests was illegally grabbed by the suspected land baron associated with the Zanu PF, which was later expelled, and sold to hundreds of families.
