Amakhulu ezakhamizi zakoBulawayo abethe gwaqa Egodini ngoLwesihlanu etshengisela isinqumo sikakhansili sokuthi uzulu athenge amanzi engakawasebenzisi kuhlelo lwePre-Paid Water Meters ethi lokhu kuyafana lokubagwebela ugodo ikakhulu njengoba lelidolobho ligcwele olova kulandela ukuvala kwamankampani.
Bekungabizwa ozwayo ngoLwesihlanu koBulawayo izakhamizi zitshengisela ngokufola zisiya emahofisini ekhansili eCity Hall ukuyatshengisela ngamanzi la asefuna ukuthengiswa zisithi akutshiyananga ngitsho le Gukurahundi eyayifuna ukuvala isigaba ngehlahla.
Lanxa nje bekugcwele amapholisa egadle izikhali – iRiot Police, ebeme nje bucwala engaphazamisi muntu.
UMnumzana Rodrick Fayayo, obekhulumela inhlanganiso eziqoqe umhlangano lo, uthi sebazama ukukhulumisana lekhansili ukuthi imise loluhlelo kodwa ikhanya iqhubekela phambili ingananzi izikhalazo zabantu zokuthi amanzi engathengiswa ngoba sokwavela impumela ethi emazweni anjenge South Africa, eKwaZulu Natal, abantu bafa kulandela ukuthengiswa kwamanzi.
Uthi bazimisele njengenhlanganiso ukuqhubeka betshengisela ikhansili ize ibalalele lapho bekhalaza njalo ikhulumisane labo ingakathathi izinqumo ezimqoka.
UNkosazana Jenni Williams, owenhlanganiso ye Women of Zimbabwe Arise, uthi loluhlupho luyaphatha abesifazana kubi ngoba yibo abaphatheka ngendaba zokudinga amanzi njalo imizimba yabo iyawaswela amanzi zikhathi zonke. Uthi eleZimbabwe lihlezi lisayina izivumelwano zamalungelo oluntu lamanye amazwe womhlaba ukunika uzulu amanzi ngemfanelo kodwa lamhla ikhansili isiqakathekisa imali ukwedlula impilo zabantu.
Wengeze esithi kade kwathiwa imali iyaswelakala ukudinga impompi zokuletha amanzi evela kuZambezi kodwa lamhla isitholakele yokuthenga ama pre paid meter ngesiphangiphangi.
UMnumzana Liberty Bhebhe ungumqondisi wenhlanganiso yabatsha iNational Youth Development Trust. Uthi abatsha baphume ngobunengi babo ngoba konke lokhu kuzakhathaza ikusasa yabo. Uthi abatsha yibo abaswela imisebenzi njalo nxa abadala sebekhulile yibo abayasala belomlandu wokubhadalela abadala nxa amanzi esethengwa.
Ikhansili ikhuphe umbiko isithi indawo ye Cowdray Park yiyo yodwa ekhangelelwe ukufaka uhlobo lolu lwemitha ngoba yayivele ingafakwanga impompi ngesikhathi abantu behlaliswa ngaphansi kohlelo lweHlalani Kuhle. Ithi yona ayenelisi ukunika abantu amanzi ezindlini ngenxa yokuswelakala kwempompi njalo sebejonge ukuwathengisa ngoba akhanya ayalahleka kakhulu abantu bakulindawo abawalondolozi ngendlela.
Ukutshengisela kwalamhla kuqoqwe zinhlanganiso ezilitshumi lesithupha eziqoqela I NYDT, Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association, iWOZA, iBulawayo Agenda, iSiyanqoba Victory lezinye ezitshiyatshiyeneyo.