ZACC should put its house in order now!

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is faced with a mammoth task to fight the corruption scourge, while it is are busy grappling and squabbling with its manpower internally at the expense of core business.

That state of affairs casts doubt amongst the populace as to whether ZACC has the capacity to execute its constitutional to eradicate corruption which is gnawing the national fabric at an alarming rate to the detriment of public good.

It is mind-boggling to note that the operational staffs poised to carryout investigation of cases are under for some obscured reasons. Ideally, who then is expected to participate in the examination of graft crimes? This imperatively makes it mandatory to compel ZACC to put its house in order to keep the commission working normatively.

If ZACC cannot resolve the impasse disrupting its operability on its own, then the relevant arms of government should hasten to probe the matters at stake and restore sanity at this statutory body.

The labour related matter cited by the investigating officers should be put under inquiry for it to receive due attention. This is the only sure way of clearing the air so that serious business takes precedence over the confusion which seems to be ruling at ZACC.

His Excellence President Robert Gabriel Mugabe declared zero tolerance on corruption while officially opening the Parliament in Harare.  He vowed zero tolerance on corruption in the civil service and all arms of government. He warned that his ZANU-PF Government would crackdown on high-level graft. "… high-level corruption is costing the government dearly in terms of funds, and lost opportunities as programmes and projects are never finished. The law will descend heavily on those who abuse funds," President Mugabe said.
President Mugabe declared that fighting corruption as an indispensible precursor to fostering national development. In that vein, all suitable law enforcement statutory institutions are challenged to implement the president's call in order to stamp out this germ threatening to tear apart our nation state.

President Mugabe confided that stringent measures to uproot corruption, and to ensure accountability, and service delivery from all arms of government, which includes ministries and parastatals, will be put in place to regulate, and monitor all operations closely for the good of the people of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Chief among these would be the introduction of a results-based management system where government entities are required to submit reports and be subjected to routine inspection for checks and balances to keep them on rail.

President Mugabe pronouncement is the best spring-board which can catapult the propensity of the law enforcement agencies and officers that they are reinvigorated to pursue the hunt knowing that even corrupt elements who believe that they are best-connected will not be spared. No sacred cows whatsoever! The law will take precedence over all odds. President Mugabe says the net is closing in on all such perpetrators. Their hay-days are gone!

The president's declaration spurred a call by the ZANU-PF National Consultative Assembly members to decisively deal with corrupt party officials that are draining the economy mercilessly to the drying point. These predators are motivated by the desire to satisfy their selfish egos to accumulate wealth by devious means to flood their insatiable granaries booty. Never should our society allow this unpleasantness to live another day.

ZACC should pull-up its socks and work efficiently and effectively to nub the ravenous and gluttonous citizens that are ravaging national resources unbridled. Some are even looting openly with no due care on the probable consequences of their actions. The local press is always awash with stories of corruption in public institutions that is characterising Government Ministries, local authorities and parastatals. This is really absurd!

What hell has entered into our society that people are no longer scared of committing this scandalous sin of embezzling public resources without conscience?

This is time for ZACC and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to step-up efforts in chase of all smokes of corruption that are soring our eyes daily. There is an immediate need to exorcise our society of corruption and cleanse all ugly parts for public good. This exercise should target all public institutions in the spirit of safe-guarding public resources against deceitful officials in public organisations that are converting them to private usage.

The public should be ready to supply information to the relevant organisations through the toll-free numbers to assist acceleration of investigations and the ultimate full course of justice.
Fighting corruption is the most prudent aspect for any society as declared by President Mugabe. Let's rally behind President Mugabe to defeat corruption now.