\n\nFungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has come to the rescue of people in Mbire District after availing a bus to service the Mbire-Kanyemba route.
The introduction of the bus has brought relief to people living along the route who were being overcharged by private operators.
Speaking at a Cotton Company of Zimbabwe event in Mushumbi, Mbire district, legislature Cde Douglas Karoro said people in Mbire were happy and were calling for additional buses to service other routes like Chitsungo-Chifaka.
\u201cWe also want another bus for the Mahuhwe-Chidodo route,\u201d he said.
\u201cPeople in Masoka are travelling for 42 kilometres on foot to reach Angwa area so that they can board the Zupco bus plying the Kanyemba route.\u201d
Cde Karoro, who is also the Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Climate, Water and Rural Resettlement thanked Government for providing grain in Mbire, which was hit hard by drought.
\u201cWe are receiving maize, but our challenge is that some months it is coming late or failing to come because of transport,\u201d he said.
\u201cThe grain is not reaching furthest places and some unscrupulous are demanding money.
\u201cThe Grain Marketing Board general manager agreed to foot all the transport costs, this only happened for a month.
There are certain people here who ran to transporter influencing them to refuse transport contracts from GMB because their fares were low.
\u201cThey wanted people to contribute, I was disappointed to learn that some councillors were involved.\u201d
Cde Karoro donated 700 school uniforms for the under privileged learners to be distributed in all schools in Mbire.
Commenting on Zupco buses, acting provincial development coordinator Mr Cosmas Chiringa said the province received six buses and 30 more were needed to ease transport challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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