Zesa officers urged to desist from corruption

POLICE have warned Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company loss control officers to desist from corruption.

Support Unit Assistant Commissioner (operations) Shadreck Mubaiwa said corruption was the height of moral bankruptcy.

He was addressing eight loss control officers who graduated yesterday after undergoing a month-long training at the unit's Shamva Battle Camp. They will be responsible for cash-in-transit.

"My speech would be incomplete if I do not warn you against the evils of corruption. Corruption is corrosive. Once you are caught in the net, there are no two ways about it; you will be shown the exit door," he said.

Asst Comm Mubaiwa congratulated the officers for overcoming all challenges and completing the training.

He said it required discipline, potency of mind and power to attain such a grand achievement.

Asst Comm Mubaiwa said the officers covered subjects such as physical training, use of force and firearms, stripping and assembling guns, guarding of installations, cash-in-transit procedures and first aid.

"I must therefore take this opportunity to encourage you all to ensure that the knowledge that you have acquired here is not used for manipulation, but must, in fact, be dedicated towards gainful use for your organisation as and when the need arises.

"It is through such ardour that the dreams of your organisation and that of Support Unit will be realised," he said.
He said ZETDC and Support Unit boast of a mutual and collaborative friendship which was continually being reinforced through mutual co-operation and assistance in various spheres of operation.

ZETDC chief risk officer for Harare region Mr Raphael Mhasho said the cash-in-transit crew would provide tactical support and serve as additional arsenal to the members of the force at the various police stations.

The kind of advanced training they received would enable them to become tactically insightful yet forcefully encounter and deal with basic criminality apart from safeguarding the company resources, he said.

He said the officers would not just add to the ZETDC numbers but represented the future foundation upon which they would strengthen their Disaster Response Plan.

"This is the new kind of loss control we are building and transforming. Loss Control that will have no mercy on criminal activity but one filled with passion in protecting the organisation's resources," Mr Mhasho.

He said the ZRP leadership would continue to ensure their members were properly trained as they believed it was a fundamental element to helping them win the war against crime. He said they needed to continuously sharpen their ammunition and arsenal, both tactically and strategically.

Zesa Holdings chief loss control officer Mr Never Charles Mutengu applauded the Support Unit for training the officers saying they had the best qualified trainers.

He urged the officers not to abuse the training they had acquired and end up as criminals.