The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works which seeks to promote socio-economic development of rural and urban communities in a well-built devolved environment is aligning its self with the National Development Strategy 1 which is a 5 year plan launched by government last year.

The Ministry will focus on improving funding for the devolution and decentralization agenda as well as on improved general administrative decentralization.

Addressing the media, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa highlighted that the ministry of Local Government will allign a number of laws

“In order to improve governance and service delivery, the Ministry will in 2021 align a number of laws which include the Rural District Councils Act, the Urban Councils Act, the Provincial Councils and Administration Act and the Traditional Leaders Act.

“Laws to be reviewed and enacted will include the Disaster Risk Management Act, the Urban Stateland Act, the Town Planners Act, and the Regional Town and Country Planning Act, among others.

“To facilitate the enhancement of an integrated and built environment, a number of master plans will be expedited, and there will encompass the New City Master Plan, the Victoria Falls-Zambezi Regional Plan, the Tugwi-Mukosi Master Plan, the South Eastern Lowveld Plan, the Kanyemba Master Plan and the Victoria Falls-Binga Special Economic Zone Plan, and the Rwenya-Concept Master Plan, “she said.

Furthermore, the urban mass transport system will be modernized in order to make it more efficient and effective.

The Ministry will also embark on construction, maintenance and management of public buildings, including completion of institutional accommodation.

Construction of disaster recovery houses in Tsholotsho, Chimanimani and Binga will be expedited in 2021, while general disaster risk management mitigation plans will be developed.