ZACC investigates 9 State companies
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating nine State-owned enterprises and local authorities flagged by the Auditor General for suspected maladministration and other corporate governance failures.
In an interview our Harare Bureau, ZACC chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, could not disclose the names of the companies to avoid jeopardising investigations but confirmed the development.
She said the investigations followed a report by the Auditor General’s office which recommended action against any officials found to have been engaged in illegal activities.
The anti-graft body was acting swiftly on cases of suspected criminal offences by public officials.
So far this year there have been three completed trials, two of which have led to high-profile convictions.
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive officer Saston Muzenda and Karoi provincial magistrate Felix Chaurome having been sent to jail by the courts.
Muzenda was sentenced to 36 months in prison while Chaurome was sentenced to four years behind bars.
Justice Matanda-Moyo said the commission was looking forward to more convictions.
“Where the Auditor General’s Office has raised issues that amount to a criminal offence, the Commission has conducted investigations into the allegations.
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)
“To date the Commission has conducted investigations on nine parastatals which led to the arrest of officials in these companies,” she said adding that ZACC would follow leads from the Auditor General.
ZACC had incorporated a component of checking the implementation of the Auditor General’s recommendations when carrying out compliance checks and system reviews.
Turning to the setting up of Integrity Committees, Justice Matanda-Moyo said this was one of the strategies being implemented to prevent corruption in public and private institutions.
She said of the 40 institutions engaged to set them up this year, a considerable number had successfully established the Integrity Committees.-chronicle.co.zw
