Outcry After Four-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Pipe

Tragedy Strikes: Four-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Pipe

The death of a four-year-old boy from Park View has sparked outrage among residents after he tragically fell into an open sewer pipe and drowned this Wednesday.

Kupakwashe Majoka was playing near his home when the incident occurred, highlighting the dangers posed by neglected infrastructure in the area.

Play Turns Tragic

According to eyewitnesses, Kupakwashe was playing with his friends near his parents’ house when he fell into the open sewer drain, located just meters away.

The young boy’s body was later discovered approximately 10 kilometers downstream from where he fell in.

Search and Rescue Efforts

A frantic search ensued involving the Fire Brigade and local residents, lasting two hours before Kupakwashe’s body was finally retrieved from the sewer outlet in Mufakose.

Official Response and Investigation

In response to the outcry, Harare City Council’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Stanley Gama, emphasized the importance of reporting damaged infrastructure promptly.

“We repair all damaged sewer pipes because this exposes the public to diseases such as cholera. However, on this particular incident, the engineers from the water department are saying the issue was never reported while residents are saying they reported the case. We are still investigating what happened and why the sewer pipe was not attended to for a long time,” Gama stated.

The incident has left the boy’s family devastated and the community in mourning.

Community Outcry

Zimbabweans expressed anger and grief over the incident, blaming the Harare City Council for neglecting maintenance of the sewer infrastructure.

@Raju Patel;

Council should be sued for this. Totally unacceptable.
So sad 😔

@Ellen Paida Gono;

The family should sue city council 💔💔💔😭

@Pamela Na Tavonga;

This is heart breaking. Rest in God s arms little one . May the family be comforted by God s peace

@Shie Ngwenya;

Shame.sorry.Our Zimbabwe Authorities 🇿🇼 please repair everything in time.even in the City ummm there are many of these open trenches

@Cliff Chandaverengwa;

Director of works and his team are sleeping on duty. This may very well be a pandemic with municipalities. Excavations take forever to be backfilled. Sadly the managers do not reside in these areas, and it’s therefore of no concern to them.

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