scheme and who therefore have substantial homesteads. Mathuthu is quoted as saying “Doesn’t Mpofu want people from the party to benefit?” 80 The Chronicle, 6 June 2006 Summary of OGHK houses allocated In the western half of Zimbabwe inclusive of four provinces, considerably fewer than 2,000 houses have been allocated in a region with housing waiting lists that prior to the demolitions already stood at around 200,000 families.81 This means a delivery rate of around 1% of the need. Furthermore, allocation has been fraught with irregularities countrywide, with a substantial number of recipients being those who were not on the lists but who were politically connected. The dent on the legitimate housing lists is therefore less than 1%. August 2006: not one OGHK house fit for occupation It appears that in no instance has any house been allocated complete with services; houses do not have sewerage or water systems. In most instances they also do not have a road network. It is unclear how many houses have windows, doors, or floors, but media reports suggest that many houses have been allocated structurally incomplete, with the responsibility for completion now residing with the recipients. The city councils of Gwanda and Bulawayo have both confirmed that they have so far refused to issue certificates of occupancy for any OGHK houses built: until there is a sewerage system in place, occupation will only create a serious disease risk, with people using the surrounding areas to defecate. 80 The Sunday News, 23 July 2006: “Row erupts over Hlalani Kuhle houses in Bubi-Umguza district”. There is long standing rivalry between these two ZANU PF politicians and rather than being a show of virtuosity, Mpofu’s complaints are more likely to be driven by his anger that her chosen few got the houses instead of his! 81 Bulawayo, 70,000; Gwanda, 27,000; lists in the Midlands towns of Gweru, Kwekwe, Mataga etc top 60,000. The total figure of 200,000 further takes into conservative consideration housing lists in the dozens of smaller centres in the region, including Victoria Falls, Hwange, Lupane, Dete, Beitbridge, Maphisa, Plumtree, Esigodini, Figtree etc. 35