Five MDC-Alliance Rusape councillors have been arrested on criminal abuse of office charges after they connived to pass a resolution to by-pass stipulated Government tender procedures, prejudicing the local authority of $1,3 million.
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) spokesperson
Commissioner John Makamure confirmed the arrests made last night on charges of
criminal abuse of duty.
“We arrested the following ward 1 cllr Patrick Chipere
(51), ward 4 cllr Elizabeth Chidza (43), ward 9 cllr Luckson Zengeni (43), ward
3 Joseph Nyamupera (59) and ward 7 cllr Ndabanengi Mataga (38),” he said.
“The accused persons working in connivance passed a
resolution to by-pass the Procurement Act, the resolution was then used to hand
pick lawyers Mugiya and Muchadehama who then offered legal services worth $1
300 000 ignoring procurement thresholds and tendering process thereby showing
favour to the handpicked lawyers.” Herald
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