Chiefs backbone of devolution: ED

GOVERNMENT has allocated US$31 million to each of the country’s 10 provinces for the implementation of devolution as it accelerates efforts to revive the economy through empowerment of provincial economies, President Mnangagwa has said.

In implementing devolution under the new dispensation, President Mnangagwa said traditional chiefs should claim their position and ensure development of their areas of jurisdiction. The President emphasised that his Government recognised the importance of the institution of traditional leadership as espoused in the country’s Constitution.

President Mnangagwa made these remarks while officially opening the Annual Chiefs’ Conference in Kadoma on Monday where he also stressed the importance of peace and harmony to develop the economy. –