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Zim seeks America's support in fighting corruption
10 Jul 2019 at 08:39hrs | Views
Zimbabwe has sought the support of the United States in its fight against corruption.
The newly appointed Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo held a meeting with US Ambassador Brian Nichols to explain her mandate.
"My calling is to deliver the one thing we all want, a corrupt-free Zimbabwe. This will only be achieved if I get the right support," Matanda Moyo told Nichols.
The US Ambassador in return offered his country's strong support to Zimbabwe's anti-corruption efforts.
The United States recently told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to make a number of reforms including the respect of human rights for relations between the two countries to be fully restored.
The old commission was accused of being a tool used to pursue factional fights within the ruling Zanu-PF party especially during the days of former President Robert Mugabe.
The appointment of Matanda-Moyo, the wife of foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, also courted controversy with critics accusing the government of promoting nepotism.
Moyo, a former army general, is famously known for announcing the coup that ousted Mugabe in November 2017.
In her defence, Matanda-Moyo, a high court judge, said her appointment was purely based on merit and the fact that her husband is in the government should not be used to exclude her from appointments.
The newly appointed Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo held a meeting with US Ambassador Brian Nichols to explain her mandate.
"My calling is to deliver the one thing we all want, a corrupt-free Zimbabwe. This will only be achieved if I get the right support," Matanda Moyo told Nichols.
The US Ambassador in return offered his country's strong support to Zimbabwe's anti-corruption efforts.
The United States recently told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to make a number of reforms including the respect of human rights for relations between the two countries to be fully restored.
The old commission was accused of being a tool used to pursue factional fights within the ruling Zanu-PF party especially during the days of former President Robert Mugabe.
The appointment of Matanda-Moyo, the wife of foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, also courted controversy with critics accusing the government of promoting nepotism.
Moyo, a former army general, is famously known for announcing the coup that ousted Mugabe in November 2017.
In her defence, Matanda-Moyo, a high court judge, said her appointment was purely based on merit and the fact that her husband is in the government should not be used to exclude her from appointments.
Source - Byo24News
