This chapter explores the political economy and ecology of urban water governance in Zimbabwe. Specifically, the chapter questions the motives and interests of the governance decisions made in managing urban water resources through the political economy and ecology lens. While acknowledging the governance initiatives adopted by the postcolonial government in water governance, for example, the Water Act and the ZINWA Act, the chapter highlights the vested political and economic interests of the decision-makers at the time. Likewise, the dynamics of urban water distribution in Zimbabwe are still greatly influenced by political inequity, which is tarnished by the heavy politicization of water bodies, despite the adoption of these important pieces of law after 1998. Additionally, an often-neglected dimension in urban water governance is the political ecology that brings into perspective the varying interests associated with environmental contests and conflicts that influence how water resources are allocated and shared among urban areas. While climate change has had an impact on urban water resources, the governance of urban water systems has also exacerbated the water woes, hence the term failed state. Understanding politics, economics, and ecology is crucial for this chapter because Zimbabwe’s current state of obsolete water infrastructure negatively influences the supply of high-quality water services to the public in urban areas. The chapter suggests that to make sustainable political, economic, and ecological functionalities necessary, there is an urgent need to provide and suggest solutions to resolve these urban water governance difficulties. This chapter contributes to the body of knowledge on the need to develop a better political economy and ecological approach to urban water governance dynamics, which have a strong effect on human livelihoods.