Candidates fighting over the Nkulumane seat went head-to-head at a public forum where Zanu-PF's Freedom Murechu claimed his party connections would unlock government money for local projects, while independent challenger Rodney Jele fired back that centralized control from Harare killed urban development after opposition councils took power. Murechu pointed at recent improvements in other constituencies that flipped back to the ruling party and said he already drilled a borehole with personal cash, but Jele countered that Bulawayo collapsed when the national government stripped away local autonomy and forced everything through the capital.
Independent hopeful Mbuso Fuzwayo said nobody can fix the constituency alone, and everyone needs to get their priorities straight, while MDC-T candidate Ethel Sibanda talked about her work helping kids through community groups before stricter regulations shut that down last year. The debate happened at Nkulumane Hall with backing from civic groups that wanted voters to hear what each person actually accomplished versus what they promised to deliver.
Independent hopeful Mbuso Fuzwayo said nobody can fix the constituency alone, and everyone needs to get their priorities straight, while MDC-T candidate Ethel Sibanda talked about her work helping kids through community groups before stricter regulations shut that down last year. The debate happened at Nkulumane Hall with backing from civic groups that wanted voters to hear what each person actually accomplished versus what they promised to deliver.
