Opinion / Columnist
Zimbabwe Needs to Recover $15 Billion Diamonds funds
10 Mar 2016 at 14:13hrs | Views
It was quite frightening and nerve-raking to learn that Zimbabwe lost a whooping $15 billion dollars to fraudulent subversive activities in the diamond mining sector in the past six years. This prejudiced the state of funds which is more than three times the current national annual budget.
The looting of diamonds amounts to gross violation of state interests. This makes it imperative for any citizen to have insatiable desire for due diligence to ensure the meticulous tracing, and the ultimate reimbursement of such cash for the good public, as opposed to serving and/or protecting selfish personal interests by rowdy and greedy citizens.
In view of the aforementioned matter at stake, it is mandatory to assert that Zimbabwe cannot afford to lose such a life-time fortune to corruption. However, it is refreshing to note that the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, Professor Francis Gudyanga, made a pronouncement that thorough investigations will be instituted soon to establish the real facts obtaining on the ground in this case in order to facilitate possible arrests and prosecutions.
Protecting and defending Zimbabwe's economic interests is every citizen's responsibility. Therefore, every citizen that possesses any grain of information leading to the arrest and prosecution of any of these perpetrators is urged to supply such information to authorities for further actioning.
It's really sad to realize people that are endowed with special national duty to safeguard its interests were busy sleeping on duty, while looting took toll on the most critical national resource. The President appoints some people on national strategic points to cater for specific interests, and in turn, in this case, they abused the trust and allowed rot to creep-in unchecked.
The multi-billion dollar question is; where were these responsible authorities when the diamonds were being looted? This is a typical real case of duty negligence, incompetency, recklessness and inefficiency. This cannot be allowed to pass unnoticed. Those who contributed in this way should answer for their omissions and commissions now, as well as their agents that took part in swindling the nation of the most needed funds for national development.
A special commission of enquiry should be set-up to probe this vexatious case which is threatening the public's trust to authorities. Every Zimbabwean should be driven by the impetus to cleanse and exorcise our society of the gnawing bug of corruption that is spreading its wings to all sectors of our society.
Zimbabwe needs to recover the swindled $15 billion diamonds funds now!
The looting of diamonds amounts to gross violation of state interests. This makes it imperative for any citizen to have insatiable desire for due diligence to ensure the meticulous tracing, and the ultimate reimbursement of such cash for the good public, as opposed to serving and/or protecting selfish personal interests by rowdy and greedy citizens.
In view of the aforementioned matter at stake, it is mandatory to assert that Zimbabwe cannot afford to lose such a life-time fortune to corruption. However, it is refreshing to note that the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, Professor Francis Gudyanga, made a pronouncement that thorough investigations will be instituted soon to establish the real facts obtaining on the ground in this case in order to facilitate possible arrests and prosecutions.
Protecting and defending Zimbabwe's economic interests is every citizen's responsibility. Therefore, every citizen that possesses any grain of information leading to the arrest and prosecution of any of these perpetrators is urged to supply such information to authorities for further actioning.
The multi-billion dollar question is; where were these responsible authorities when the diamonds were being looted? This is a typical real case of duty negligence, incompetency, recklessness and inefficiency. This cannot be allowed to pass unnoticed. Those who contributed in this way should answer for their omissions and commissions now, as well as their agents that took part in swindling the nation of the most needed funds for national development.
A special commission of enquiry should be set-up to probe this vexatious case which is threatening the public's trust to authorities. Every Zimbabwean should be driven by the impetus to cleanse and exorcise our society of the gnawing bug of corruption that is spreading its wings to all sectors of our society.
Zimbabwe needs to recover the swindled $15 billion diamonds funds now!
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