THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission(Zacc) has descended on Bulawayo City Council to investigate alleged corruption and malpractices in the municipality, particularly issues to do with allocation and sales of council land.<\/p>\n
A team of Zacc investigators arrived in Bulawayo on Wednesday and met organisations who had raised a red flag over suspected graft at the local authority. The investigators also met Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) leadership and other civil society organisations, which have been voicing concern over alleged unprocedural parcelling of land in the local authority.<\/p>\n
Sources said the Zacc investigators are expected to review town clerk, Christopher Dube\u2019s contract renewal and a plot allocated to mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni today.<\/p>\n
BPRA last week wrote to council\u2019s land committee querying the town clerk\u2019s contract renewal and a plot allocated to Cllr Mguni in Rangemore.<\/p>\n
Zacc spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure said although a team of investigators had been deployed, he cannot comment on the assignment.
\n\u201cI can confirm that we are investigating Bulawayo City Council among other local authorities. I can\u2019t say more, but matters are under investigation.
\n\u201cI can\u2019t say what exactly is being investigated because we don\u2019t want to jeopardise any investigation. But our team is on the ground as we speak,\u201d said Comm Makamure.<\/p>\n
Dube said Zacc officials notified the council of the investigation they were conducting.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, they had an entrance meeting with me yesterday and they are going ahead with their mission. We also have communication from the Ministry (of Local Government and Public Works) notifying the council of the same,\u201d said Mr Dube.<\/p>\n
Cllr Mguni said council has been notified about Zacc officials who will be investigating alleged corruption in the council.
\nBut he could not comment further on investigations since he has not met the investigating team.<\/p>\n
BPRA coordinator, Emmanuel Ndlovu confirmed meeting Zacc investigators.
\n\u201cWe met with ZACC investigators yesterday and supplied them with information that they required regarding the mayor\u2019s land and the town clerk\u2019s proposed conditions of service.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember we wrote letters regarding the two matters and copied ZACC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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