TEN general hands at Chivhu General Hospital were recently
suspended from work barely a month after they joined the institution amid
allegations of nepotism in their recruitment.
Allegations are that the authorities who presided over the
recruitment process disregarded applicants recommended by the Ministry of
Health and Child Care and ordered their preferred aspirants to pay US$5
“interview fees”.
According to sources at the hospital, seven out of the 10
newly-hired employees were closely related to some senior staff members at the
hospital and two of them were known girlfriends of a named senior doctor.
Mashonaland East acting provincial medical director (PMD)
Paul Matsvimbo confirmed the developments yesterday saying the matter was now
under investigation.
“Yes, I am aware of allegations of some alleged anomalies
during the recruitment of staff at Chivhu General Hospital, but the matter is
still under investigation. The 10 recruits have been suspended pending
determination of the investigation,” he said.
Health deputy minister John Mangwiro also said he was aware
of the issue although he did not have the finer details.
The alleged scam came to light after a nurse whose daughter
had been turned away lodged a complaint with Matsvimbo, leading to the suspension
of the recruits. The interviews were conducted by then acting medical
superintendent Gift Munjanja and other five staff members.
Munjanja declined to comment on the issue, and referred all
questions to one Alice Kanyemba.
“I was in charge of the interviews to recruit the general
hand employees, but I cannot comment on the issue. What I can say is everything
was conducted following the proper procedures.
Kanyemba is the one who is authorised to speak to the media
on all issues at this institution,” he said. Kanyemba also declined to comment. Newsday
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