GWERU Traditional chiefs in the Midlands say the unity government should ban elections and party slogans, as an aid to national healing and reconciliation. Chief Mazvihwa said all politicians should speak a language of love not hate.?Addressing the same meeting on national healing, Chief Chirumanzu demanded that the inclusive government upgrade the traditional leaders standards of living by giving them top-of-the-range cars.
It is difficult to understand why an MP or even a deputy minister drives a better car than a chief. As chiefs we should command better respect than MPs, he said. At times we get delayed to important meetings because of the kind of vehicles we use. We need better cars to improve service delivery. I do not think this will cost the government that much, especially given the kind of work we do for our people, said Chirumanzu.
The traditional leaders also said they should be paid allowances higher than the salaries of any other civil servants.