The Zanu PF Youth League yesterday said the corruption
allegations made by its deputy secretary Cde Lewis Matutu and political
commissar Cde Godfrey Tsenengamu against some businessmen were not their views.
Cdes Matutu and Tsenengamu convened a Press conference in
Harare yesterday where they accused three leading businessmen of bleeding the
economy through corruption.
They accused the three of controlling the fuel, mining,
transport, retail, construction and grain milling industries.
In a statement on Twitter the Youth League said: “We
dissociate ourselves from the ongoing presser by Cdes Matutu and Tsenengamu.
“Views expressed don’t represent Zanu PF Youth League, but
personal opinions.
“We urge anyone with incriminating evidence against anyone
to approach lawful authorities and responsible agencies.” Cdes Matutu and Tsenengamu said they were speaking in their
individual capacities.
“We are in a ship where some individuals are busy drilling
holes for it to sink,” said Cde Tsenengamu.
“Our action to name and shame the corrupt are driven by our
patriotism. This a generational fight because if we leave this to continue,
future generations will curse us for turning a blind eye to a cancer which is
tearing the social and moral fibre of our country.
“These corrupt cartels are very powerful and have been left
to do as they please for a long time. Their actions are driven by greed. They
are fuelling all black market activities and claim that they are related or
close to the national leadership. They have become the untouchables.”
Cde Matutu said the country’s leadership deserved genuine
support. “Some of these people take advantage of their closeness to
the leadership to loot resources,” he said.
“Why is it an individual is almost everywhere, be it fuel
or Command Agriculture? How come some individuals are allowed to withdraw as
much as $500 000 from the bank. Most of our problems are coming from this
heartless individual.”
Turning to the gold sector, Cde Tsenengamu said they had
managed to identify some of the companies buying gold from machete gangs.
“Some of the artisanal miners are now being jailed for up
to two years, yet the big players in illegal gold activities are not being held
accountable for their actions,” he said.
“We are happy that the national leadership has come in to
deal with this problem. Individuals are now having a major stake in gold mining
companies through their proxies. They are now controlling the whole mining
sector.” Herald
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