The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Karoi Town Council’s chairperson, five councillors and two officers on various allegations.
The arrested are accused of allocating themselves
residential and commercial stands and awarding themselves unapproved travelling
and subsistence allowances.
Town secretary, Wellington Mutikani, who was recently
suspended during a special council meeting, is facing four counts of
unprocedurally allocating himself four residential stands and a tender between
2015 and 2021.
Council chairperson, Abel Matsika, is alleged to have
unlawfully allocated himself a residential stand, while the other five
councillors were arrested on allegations of unprocedurally awarding themselves
unapproved travelling and subsistence allowances.
The five are Ward 3 councillor Stewart Jena, Thomas Mbiri
of Ward 5, Kenson Kamuponda of Ward 8, Ward 9’s Nicholas Murwira and Rangarirai
Hungwe of Ward 10.
The other second accused council official, Mr Hastings
Makunda, an administration officer and acting town secretary, is facing
allegations of unlawfully allocating himself a residential stand.
All the accused appeared in court yesterday and are out on
bail with varying conditions for each.
This comes after three top Zvishavane Town Council
officials were earlier this year arrested by ZACC on allegations of flouting
tender procedures and awarding the same contract twice to a company, JM
Construction, which had failed to fulfil the terms of the first contract.
Herald
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