GUPRARDA

Gweru United and Progressive Residents and Ratepayers Association

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

When researcher wanted to get the views of People With Disabilities (PWD's), their family members discharged the researchers from interviewing them & opted themselves instead.
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@communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @wildtrustzim @youth_invest

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

When asked if they would vote for a female candidate,
-57% will not vote 4 a female president
-73% will not vote 4 a female MP
-72 will not vote 4 a female Councillor
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

When asked about their choice of Presidential Candidate, Of the total participants:
-91% wanted someone who is charismatic
-61% wanted someone religious
-35% wantedi someone who shared their political views
-ALL PARTICIPANTS want someone who would rule fairly and was not corrupt

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Of all the research participants:
-74% strongly agreed they had to choose
-66% believed they had equal opportunity to take part in the forthcoming elections
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@communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @wildtrustzim @youth_invest

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Of all the participants;
-67% said they were likely to participate
-16% were somewhat likely to participate in the upcoming Harmonized Elections
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@wildtrustzim @youth_invest @PPRIZ2021

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Update: Pre-Election survey findings report meeting program hosted by @PPRIZ2021
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

There is need to mainly put our focus on service delivery issues, because poor service delivery doesn't discriminate on the grounds of political affiliation...
@communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenPartivipationZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Let's itemize our issues as residents, join hands and partner together and take @GweruC @GweruCityPR to court over poor service delivery issues, dubious partnerships/ leases and other issues... @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @wildtrustzim @youth_invest #ParticipationIsPowerZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

All @GweruC @GweruC business, resolutions and activities should have a direct benefit to the residents that they serve... @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenParticipationZW #ParticipationIsPowerZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

There is need to invest more in a residents'movement building and tackle the @GweruCityPR @GweruC Headon... @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenParticipationZW #ParticipationIsPowerZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Because our council is thriving on intidattion, fear and a lack of knowledge on the part of residents.There is need to capacitate residents on how they should react to @GweruC @GweruCityPR summons @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenPartivipationZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

@GweruC should not move simply because the residents are resisting what they want to do, rather the local authority should seek to engage residents... @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #ParticipationIsPowerZW
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Is it legal for GCC to put legal fees on my current bill when we haven't gone to court because I also have an issue that Gweru City has to answer to in a court of Law? @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenParticipationZW #ParticipationIsPowerZW

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Let's take note of the changes that council is effecting so that if we are not agreeing with those changes, we hammer on the changes that we want to see. @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #ParticipationIsPowerZW
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

It seems as if from the eyes of the GCC senior management, residents are not experiencing any poor service delivery issues @PPRIZ2021 @communitypodium @youth_invest @wildtrustzim #CitizenParticipationZW
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

There is need to identify residents' specific critical issues, identify/ delagate people to pursue that issue with the local authority and then set timelines to pursue those issues... @communitypodium @PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Update: GUPRARDA had convened residents from the #Gweru drawing from the organisation's social media platform to deliberate how residents' voices can be amplified and heard by the local authority
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Our rights are being infringed by @gweru and they are not even making an effort to participate in residents' social media deliberations nor do they even come back after some time to provide clarity of issues raised in their presence #ParticipationIsPowerZW
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[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

"Our politicians are wearing either diverging or converging lenses... Promising food to the PWD's is an insult to u... we also want to work," Mr Magazine #ParticipationIsPower
@PPRIZ2021 @youth_invest @wildtrustzim @communitypodium @CCCZimbabwe @ZANUPF_Official

[GUPRARDA @GUPRARDAmedia]

Political candidates should articulate the roles and responsibilities that they will assume once elected into office..
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@communitypodium @youth_invest @wildtrustzim @ZANUPF_Official @CCCZimbabwe