Blitz to bring sanity to Kadoma

KADOMA City Council has begun removing vendors and commuter omnibus operators who are operating illegally in the central business district (CBD), especially at Waverly Bus Stop, as it tries to bring sanity to the city.

Most vendors and pirate taxi operators are duly complying with the exercise, which began last Friday.

Kadoma city town clerk Mr Malvern Dondo on Monday, said the local authority sought the assistance of other stakeholders in “cleansing” the city.

“Kadoma City Council has started to remove vendors and illegal transporters who were operating illegally in the CBD, resulting in congestion,” he said.

The operation involves council police, Zimbabwe Republic of Police (ZRP) and (VID), whom we have sought the assistance of with the blessings of the District Administrator.

“We are targeting the CBD and Waverly Bus Stop where we are clearing vendors and illegal transporters,” Mr Dondo said.

He said the move was to decongest the city and achieve a trafficable city and although council had faced resistance at first, the vendors had begun to comply.

“As usual, there was resistance in the beginning, but the vendors and pirate taxis have begun to comply,” he said. “We want the city to be trafficable for both vehicles and humans since they occupied pavements and streets.

“The illegal transporters, who are operating in the CBD and Waverly Bus Stop, should register as taxis if they want to ferry passengers and also use the available taxi ranks availed to them.”

Mr Dondo said vendors who were operating on undesignated areas should move to designated places, as the council still had some unoccupied stalls.

“We still have stalls that are unoccupied where vendors can move to, and in case their numbers exceed the available stalls, we have other streets that we intend to close in order to create more space for them,” he said.