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Tsvangirai sucked into Gweru graft case
22 Oct 2015 at 09:45hrs | Views
An audit report compiled by a tribunal set up by the former minister of local government, Ignatius Chombo, has unearthed widespread graft at council, with MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai having been sucked into one case of unauthorized expenditures.
Tsvangirai is said to have blown $1,875 when he was hosted by suspended Gweru mayor, Hamutendi Kombayi during his tour of council projects early this year.
Kombayi has been ordered to pay back the amount splurged on his boss. The audit report rapped Gweru town clerk, Daniel Matawu, for being reckless and negligent.
"The town clerk should safeguard public funds and ensure that they are spent only on legally authorised purposes in terms of the Constitution. The town clerk failed to take effective and appropriate steps to prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as required by law," reads the report.
Tsvangirai is said to have blown $1,875 when he was hosted by suspended Gweru mayor, Hamutendi Kombayi during his tour of council projects early this year.
"The town clerk should safeguard public funds and ensure that they are spent only on legally authorised purposes in terms of the Constitution. The town clerk failed to take effective and appropriate steps to prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as required by law," reads the report.
Source - fingaz
