Corruption is a vice that needs to be dealt with decisively

The much talked about corruption be devilling the corridors and streets of Zimbabwe has been threatening the recovery of the economy as well as stifling efforts to implement the ZIM-ASSET economic recovery blueprint.

It is now an agreed fact that corrupt activities and tendencies among people bestowed with the trust to turnaround the fortunes of the country have betrayed this trust by conniving to line their pockets at the expense of the recovery of the economy. This vice has and continues to scare away investors, since the demands which need to be met before landing a contract are too numerous to satisfy.

The "ko ini ndinodyei (whats there for me)" syndrome has killed our country and need to be dealt with decisively.

Corruption is not like HIV whose cure has not been found as yet. This is a vice which Zimbabweans can decisively deal with if they have the will to do so. If patriotism is the love of one's country and willingness to sacrifice for it, then Zimbabweans can do much better. The resilience which was shown during the 2006 - 2009 period is a show of the love for one's country to prosper, then corruption in its different form and colour can be conquered with ease.

The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has shown the willingness to rid off corruption and corrupt tendencies by calling upon the ministers, managers and supervisors and the general populace to shun corruption and report any such activities. Zimbabweans need to embrace this call and put it into action. All public offices and officers should be made accountable to their actions and deeds.

Decisive leadership is needed to deal with this scourge. There should be no sacred lambs in dealing with this scourge because its remains can at a later stage manifest and soil those who would have been deemed clean. However painful it may be, in dealing with a boil, blood and pus will be spilt. But one needs to squeeze it, decisively, in order to ensure that it does not recur. This is what is needed in Zimbabwe today to ensure that we deal with corruption effectively.

Collectively, we can deal with corruption if we shun corrupt tendencies be devilling the corridors and streets of our beloved country. Like we say in ZIM-ASSET, we all have a part to play to ensure its success. Let us be decisive about this vice. It is curable but it calls for willingness and decisiveness to deal with it at all levels.  Refuse the 'WHATS IN THERE FOR ME' or 'SAKA TOITA SEI' (SENZE NJANI) or 'KO INI NDODYEI' (MINA NGIZODLANI) syndrome. It promotes corruption and one should not part of it.