Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) saw eight commissioners being sworn in by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare this Wednesday.
The swearing-in
ceremony also saw six commissioners of the Defence Forces Service Commission
taking oath of office.
President
Mnangagwa has fully constituted the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)
after swearing-in eight commissioners.
The development
gives impetus to the commission’s fight against corruption.
“In terms of
our constitution, ZACC is supposed to be constituted, we must have a chairman
and eight other commissioners. So from the beginning of the year we did not
have the commission, the commission was not fully constituted.
“So what we
witnessed today is the President appointing eight commissioners so that we have
a full complement of our commission so that it can carry out its mandate fully.
“Work now
begins. We only had the chairperson, now the chairperson can now work with a
full complement of his commission, constitute his committees and the work is
now going to begin,” the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
Honourable Ziyambi Ziyambi said.
Six
Commissioners for the Defence Forces Service Commission also took oath of
office, with the Minister Ziyambi explaining their role.
“We also had
the swearing-in of the defence service commission and the constitution
stipulates that we must have six commissioners plus the chairperson who is the
chairman of the Public Service Commission.
“Basically the
defence service commission’s role is the employer. So they assist on employment
matters and hence you will notice that the chairman of the defence service
commission is also the chairman of Public Service Commission, is the chairman
of police service commission, is the chairman of prison service commission. So
the role is to look into the welfare of members of the defence forces, their
recruitment, and assist in welfare matters,” Honourable Ziyambi said.
ZACC
Chairperson Mr Michael Reza said the fully constituted commission is set to
propel the fight against corruption.
“The fight
against corruption is now going to gather more pace. Up to now, I have been
working alone without the support of commissioners. We have been able to do
well, but now that I have the full complement of commissioners, I have faith
that we are going to do even better than what we did,” he said.
“You are all
aware of our first quarter report where we stated that we exceeded our targets.
Indeed, we did exceed our target, so we want to use that as a stepping stone
now that we are fully complemented. Also, there are certain things that I could
not do on my own without the commission. Now that the commission is there, that
is what we are going to do. For example, filling senior positions is something
that I could not do on my own. And now that we have a full complement of
commissioners, that is what we are going to do. And from here, we are going
straight to the office. You called me from a meeting, an impromptu meeting I
was holding with commissioners, that now that you have been sworn in, work has
started.”
The new ZACC
commissioners include former legislator Kindness Paradza, Shelton Dube, Chido
Madiwa, Betty Wenjere, Patrick Tendai Mukorera, Osbon Matunja, Meme Rumbidzai
Zvimba and former legislator Zalera Makari.
Commissioners
for the Defence Forces Service Commission include Patricia Bwerifona, Okay
Mabhena, Peddie Mugoba, Chipo Rose Mahere, Mevis Gonde and Charles Cleophas
Murongazvombo. zbc
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