157 immigration officials redeployed

The Department of Immigration has redeployed 157 officers from ports of entry countrywide as part of measures to curb corruption within its rank and file.

Though official records say the redeployment was in line with Government's directive to transfer all those who have been at their stations for over five years, insiders said authorities were not happy with rampant cases of corruption that implicated immigration officers.

According to a memo dated August 23, and signed by the Department of Immigration's director of administration Stephen Museki and addressed to the principal director of immigration and the director of operations, the transfers were in line with the directive from the Office of the President's circular C/3/667of 19 July, 29016.

Sources at Beitbridge yesterday said the transfers had no effective date pending finalisation of a few logistical issues.

So far, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has redeployed 500 police officers attested to Beitbridge to various stations across the country, while the Judicial Service Commission has also initiated a similar process.