Kwankwa accuses Buffalo City of uneven service delivery and mismanagement
By The Coastal Reporter · KuGompo City
10 September 2026 · 1 min read
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UDM Deputy President and Buffalo City mayoral candidate, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa campaigning in KuGompo City. Source: Facebook
United Democratic Movement (UDM) deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says political connections influence access to basic services in Buffalo City and claims projects are delayed, equipment lies idle and irregular expenditure persists.
The UDM has intensified its campaign for the Buffalo City mayoral chain after unveiling its deputy president and MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa as its candidate for the KuGompo City-based metro ahead of the local government elections. The election will be held on November 4.
Immediately after his unveiling, Kwankwa launched an attack on the leadership of the municipality, accusing the metro of uneven service delivery, poor project management and financial waste.
Kwankwa, during a wide-ranging interview with broadcaster Keith Ngesi of the Keith Ngesi Radio in KuGompo City on Sunday, said residents across Buffalo City do not receive services equally and claimed some people need political connections to access basic services. He alleged that projects are not completed on time, equipment is bought and left idle, and irregular expenditure continues in the municipality.
His comments come as Buffalo City residents continue to depend on the metro for water, roads and other essential services. The claims, borne out by several audit findings and other project records over the years, point to the kind of administrative failures that often shape voters’ views before a local government election.
Kwankwa linked his criticism to personal experiences in 2023, saying he visited his village and found no water for about two and a half months, followed by only intermittent supply before another prolonged outage. He claimed he had to fetch water for senior citizens and struggled to get public works to repair roads.
Now the UDM, argued Nkwankwa, wants accountable leadership, improved service delivery and communities placed at the centre of decision-making.
Kwankwa said that if the party enters into a coalition government after the November poll, it would use a political consultative forum to set city priorities and demand implementation reports from the mayor.
He also committed that his party would review the municipality’s rates policy in full and push for transparency in property valuations.
Residents, he said, need a clear process to challenge valuations and understand how the municipality calculates them.
