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Mugabe summoned over missing $15 billion
24 Mar 2018 at 11:35hrs | Views
Former president Robert Mugabe will appear before the Mines and Energy Portfolio committee to explain how the $15 billion worth of diamonds were looted in Marange, according to Temba Mliswa.
This follows his claim in 2015 when he was still president that the precious stone worth that much was stolen from the country's only diamond fields.
The committee, chaired by independent legislator Mliswa, is investigating the matter among other issues including human rights violations and the joint ventures which saw many state-linked firms mining diamonds in the area.
Mliswa said parliament has a constitutional duty to uphold accountability and transparency even when it involves the executive.
This follows his claim in 2015 when he was still president that the precious stone worth that much was stolen from the country's only diamond fields.
The committee, chaired by independent legislator Mliswa, is investigating the matter among other issues including human rights violations and the joint ventures which saw many state-linked firms mining diamonds in the area.
Mliswa said parliament has a constitutional duty to uphold accountability and transparency even when it involves the executive.
Source - newzimbabwe
