FACTS about Chimanimani West.There are 11 Wards and covers Hotsprings,Nyanyadzi,Biriwiri and Wengezi,Nhedziwa,Mhakwe.Chayamiti,Shinja.The population depend on farming and market gardening and they sell their produce in Mutare town.51 percent are poor.The constituency has 26329 registered voters out of a population of 48327 with an average of 2393 registered voters.There are about 10143 households with an average of 4 pple per family.Ward 4 has most registered voters while ward 9 has the least.There are 22 primary schools with a total of 13584 pupils.There are 361 teachers of which 3 percent are untrained.The teacher pupil ratio is at 1:37.Non of them has bording facilities with one school having hot seating a sign of infrastructure shortage..43 percent of the schools were built after independence.There are 14 secondary schools and 3 have boarding facilities.The secondary enrolment is 4972 and 250 teachers of which 4 percent are untrained.The teacher student ratio is at 1:19.There are 4 health centres,3 are clinics and 1 a hospital.These are in ward 3,6,8 and 9.Two are owned by gvt,1 is mission and 1 council.There is no doctor and inadequate hospital equipent and vehicles.There are 19537 cattle,5 animal health centres and 265 dip tanks.Ward 4 has the largest herd of cattle.Ward 4 has 5 dip tanks while ward 5 and 18 have 2.75 percent of the business centres are electrified.There are 2 post offices.The constituency has 11 male councillors. People of chimanimani what recommendations can we make to our candidates.Lets use these facts to judge and evaluate those who have been in poor since 1980.Vote wisely
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:58:22 +0000