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'Mugabe should dismiss corrupt leaders'
05 Dec 2014 at 19:38hrs | Views
Leading legal experts in the country say Zimbabweans have high expectations following the recent Zanu PF clean up which saw many office holding cadres falling by the wayside.
Mr Terence Hussein of Terrence Husein and Partners says the issue of corruption involving top officials can be tackled immediately by the President, who is empowered by the constitution of Zimbabwe to dismiss those who have been implicated.
Under Sections 107 and 108 of the constitution of Zimbabwe, government ministers serve at the pleasure of the President and it is his right to dismiss them when he is no longer pleased with their conduct and services.
Mr Hussein said the second aspect of criminal procedures which may take too long and may end up being in-effective in deterring other offenders may follow later after the President has dismissed those who no longer serve the people.
He said the clean up process which should proceed to be instituted in government will instil investor confidence and people's trust in government fulfilling their promises.
The issue of fighting corruption has been on the minds of the people since the time of the harmonised elections with the President speaking strongly against the vice.
His calls on people to bring forth the evidence during the congress has been embraced by Zimbabweans as an opportunity for a total clean up.
The move to deal decisively with corruption has been prompted by the recent revelations by Dr Grace Mugabe of some of the cases and reports that appeared in the media.
Some cases involving the subordination of national interests to personal gain in which Vice President Joice Mujuru has been implicated include a case where GMO maize were imported into the country at a price that is much lower than that offered by the Grain Marketing Board and sold at an exorbitant price to the millers.
The Vice President has also been implicated in various deals involving the country's mineral resources and the importation of substandard chicken from Brazil, thereby killing Zimbabwe's chicken production industry.
Mr Terence Hussein of Terrence Husein and Partners says the issue of corruption involving top officials can be tackled immediately by the President, who is empowered by the constitution of Zimbabwe to dismiss those who have been implicated.
Under Sections 107 and 108 of the constitution of Zimbabwe, government ministers serve at the pleasure of the President and it is his right to dismiss them when he is no longer pleased with their conduct and services.
Mr Hussein said the second aspect of criminal procedures which may take too long and may end up being in-effective in deterring other offenders may follow later after the President has dismissed those who no longer serve the people.
He said the clean up process which should proceed to be instituted in government will instil investor confidence and people's trust in government fulfilling their promises.
His calls on people to bring forth the evidence during the congress has been embraced by Zimbabweans as an opportunity for a total clean up.
The move to deal decisively with corruption has been prompted by the recent revelations by Dr Grace Mugabe of some of the cases and reports that appeared in the media.
Some cases involving the subordination of national interests to personal gain in which Vice President Joice Mujuru has been implicated include a case where GMO maize were imported into the country at a price that is much lower than that offered by the Grain Marketing Board and sold at an exorbitant price to the millers.
The Vice President has also been implicated in various deals involving the country's mineral resources and the importation of substandard chicken from Brazil, thereby killing Zimbabwe's chicken production industry.
Source - zbc
