President Mnangagwa will lead the fight against corruption
after he reserved to his office several laws meant to curb graft.
The President also set out functions for Cabinet ministers
in several Statutory Instruments contained in an Extraordinary Government
published last Friday.
President Mnangagwa laid out his functions in SI 212 of
2018.
“It is hereby notified that His Excellency the President
has, in terms of section 104 (1) of the Constitution as read with section 37
(2) of the Interpretation Act, reserved to himself (a) the administration of
the Acts set out in the schedule and (b) the functions conferred or imposed on
his office to the extent that those functions have not been assigned to some
other minister,” read part of SI 212.
The Acts that the President will administer are; the
Anti-Corruption Act, Commissions of Inquiry Act, Emergency Powers Act,
Frederick Clayton Trust Act, Honours and Awards Act, Interception of
Communication Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, Presidential Pension and
Retirement Benefits Act, Presidential Salary and Allowances Act, Presidential
Powers (Temporary Measures) Act, Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe Act and the
Zimbabwe National Security Council Act.
President Mnangagwa has prioritised the fight against
corruption and has established an anti-corruption taskforce in his office to
expedite the prosecution of corruption cases.
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga will be in charge of
the Procurement Act, Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act and
the Research Act.
Vice President Kembo Mohadi will administer the District
Development Fund Act and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act.
The President also assigned functions to Cabinet ministers.
The Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Oppah
Muchinguri-Kashiri will administer the Anti-Personnel Mines (Prohibition) Act,
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act, Commonwealth Forces (Jurisdiction) Act,
Defence Act, Defence Procurement Act, Ex-Political Detainees and Restrictees
Act, Geneva Conventions Act, National Heroes Dependants (Assistance) Act,
National Service Act, War Veterans Compensation Act, Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
Act and the Zimbabwe National Defence Act.
Energy and Power Development Minister, Joram Gumbo will
administer the Electricity Act, Mozambique Feruka Pipeline Act, Petroleum Act,
Pipeline Act, Rural Electrification Act, Zambezi River Authority Act and the
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Act.
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube
will be in charge of the African Development Fund (Membership of Zimbabwe Act),
African Development Fund (Zimbabwe) Act, Africa Export-Import Bank Membership
of Zimbabwe and Branch Office Agreement Act, Asset Management Act, Audit Office
Act, Balance of Payment Reporting Act, Bank Use Promotion and Suppression of
Money Laundering Act, Banking Act, Bills of Exchange Act, Building Societies
Act, Capital Gains Tax Act, Census and Statistics Act, Chartered Accountants
Act, Collective Investments Schemes Act, Customs and Excise Duty Act, Decimal
Currency Act, Deposit Protection Act, Estate Duty Act, Exchange Control Act,
Finance and Fiscal Appeal Court Act while Foreign Affairs and International
Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo will be in charge of the Privileges and Immunities
Act.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema
has been given responsibility over the Advertisement Regulation Act, Art Unions
Act, Betting and Totalisator Control Act, Births and Deaths Registration Act,
Burial and Cremation Act, Censorship and Entertainments Control Act,
Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act, Copper Control Act, Emergency Powers Act,
Extradition Act, Firearms Act, Harmful Liquids Act, Immigration Act, Justice of
Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act.
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