436:, and Gomba was then elected unanimously. The incumbent deputy mayor, Enock Mupamawonde, retained his post. Gomba was sworn in on the same day by acting town clerk Hosea Chisango. In his acceptance speech, Gomba said he intended to be a servant and listening mayor, and listed some of the problems facing the city, including corruption, water shortages, road infrastructure, traffic and street vending congestion, debt, and illegal occupation of council land. Gomba is the first mayor from the city's western suburbs. He succeeded
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wrote that Gomba and five other city councillors "have ceased to be belong to the
Movement for Democratic Change which is a member of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance which was formed... for purposes of contesting the 2018 elections." The MDC–T, then led by
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