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Anti-Corruption investigators (19) suspended
28 Jul 2016 at 22:53hrs | Views
A massive 19 Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigators have been suspended, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.
However, it was not immediately clear the reasons of their suspension.
President Robert Mugabe recently assumed full control of the anti-corruption unit which had apparently became a victim of factional fights ZANU PF.
The take over was done through Statutory Instrument (SI) 68 of 2016.
Before that the anti-graft body fell under the Ministry of Home Affairs, headed by Ignatius Chombo.
Recently, the commission torched a storm when it declared its intentions to question some senior government officials and heads of parastatals, including six permanent secretaries, over corruption allegations.
These are Grace Mutandiro (Ministry of Lands and Resettlement); George Mlilo (Local Government); Willard Manungo (Finance and Economic Development); Evelyn Ndlovu (Small and Medium Enterprises Development); Munesu Munodawafa (Transport and Infrastructure Development) and Sam Kundishora (Information and Communication Technology).
They were accused of fraud and flouting tender procedures.
The commission also came under heavy criticism over the manner in which it was handling the investigations after it reportedly rushed to announce its intentions to the press without sufficient evidence, raising fears that feuding ruling party camps were tussling to use it to settle personal scores.
However, it was not immediately clear the reasons of their suspension.
President Robert Mugabe recently assumed full control of the anti-corruption unit which had apparently became a victim of factional fights ZANU PF.
The take over was done through Statutory Instrument (SI) 68 of 2016.
Recently, the commission torched a storm when it declared its intentions to question some senior government officials and heads of parastatals, including six permanent secretaries, over corruption allegations.
These are Grace Mutandiro (Ministry of Lands and Resettlement); George Mlilo (Local Government); Willard Manungo (Finance and Economic Development); Evelyn Ndlovu (Small and Medium Enterprises Development); Munesu Munodawafa (Transport and Infrastructure Development) and Sam Kundishora (Information and Communication Technology).
They were accused of fraud and flouting tender procedures.
The commission also came under heavy criticism over the manner in which it was handling the investigations after it reportedly rushed to announce its intentions to the press without sufficient evidence, raising fears that feuding ruling party camps were tussling to use it to settle personal scores.
Source - Byo24News
