A ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner
has warned that no one is above the law including those from the ruling Zanu PF
and the Executive.
In an interview on the side-lines of a Zacc familiarisation
workshop in Harare on Wednesday, Commissioner Kuziva Murapa said the anti-graft
body had already started investigations of several cases which could lead to
imminent arrests.
“The mandate that the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) gave
us was that we are an independent organ and that there is no one above the law.
We will proceed on that mandate,” Murapa said.
“There are investigations that have started and are already
in progress, but I am currently not at liberty to share them. You will
appreciate that we were appointed only last week, but we have already started
the investigations.”
He said fighting corruption was not only about taking
people to jail.
“If we start arresting everyone then we will require
investing in building more jails because at some point everybody will be
involved in one way or the other. However, our Constitution has never defined
that those affiliated with certain political parties are above the law, we are
all equal before the law,” Murapa said.
Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo said the
commissioners’ familiarisation workshop was aimed at exchanging knowledge,
skills and expertise in the
fight against corruption.
“The appointment of commissioners is a welcome development
for Zacc as it not only makes my workload lighter; it also intensifies the
fight against corruption.
The appointed commissioners are coming from various
backgrounds which include law enforcement, legal, private sector and,
therefore, possess different skills pertinent in the fight against corruption,”
she said.
Justice Matanda-Moyo said the Commission’s mission of
combating corruption, theft, abuse of power and other improprieties in Zimbabwe
is aimed at eradicating
corruption and enforcing compliance on national
accountability and transparency standards.
She said the workshop would provide the commissioners with
an in-depth understanding of the current anti-corruption policies, practices
and laws and the critical role of stakeholders they will be interacting with as
they assume their new roles.
“I cannot over emphasise the immense significance of the
workshop because it is not only tailored to impart knowledge to the
commissioners, but to foster and strengthen a culture and spirit of
collaboration among anti-corruption stakeholders and to promote common approaches
in our fight against corruption,” the Zacc chairperson said. Newsday
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