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Police fume over allowances
23 Apr 2013 at 05:32hrs | Views
Staff morale in the Zimbabwe Republic Police has reportedly hit rock-bottom amid allegations that some officers deployed to maintain peace during the constitutional referendum had their allowances slashed.
The affected middle and junior-rank officers have also reportedly petitioned Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri over alleged pampering of traffic police officers with hefty allowances and treating them as "golden geese" while the rest of the force is left to wallow in poverty.
Internal police documents show that officers assigned to work under the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission during the referendum held on March 16 were entitled to $50 per day for the four days, but they only received a one-off payment of $50 before they were later advised that further payment of $150 had been suspended due to financial constraints.
Internal police documents show that officers assigned to work under the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission during the referendum held on March 16 were entitled to $50 per day for the four days, but they only received a one-off payment of $50 before they were later advised that further payment of $150 had been suspended due to financial constraints.
Source - newsday
