By Correspondent
ZANU PF has resolved to prescribe term limits for Town CEOs and local authorities in a move likely aimed at reducing corruption.
This was announced as part of multiple resolutions agreed at the ongoing Annual People’s Conference in Mutare.
It is resolution number 18.
“Prescribe term limitation for town CEOs and local authorities,” it said.
Sources said the move is aimed at fighting corruption which has become rampant in local authorities.
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has carved a niche for itself as a hunter for CEO’s across the country.
In recent years, it has arrested over 15 Rural District Council CEO’s on corruption charges.
We profiled some of the cases here.
In a bid to deal with corruption in Local Authorities Government has previously banned all officials from coming to work.
The move has however resulted in many cities operating without substantive officials.
Council officials last year contributed the bulk of corruption cases reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
If the entire reports 13 percent were of dishonest council officials, ZACC chairperson Mr Michael Reza said.
Corruption is rife in councils, especially in urban local authorities, compromising service delivery.
On 10 May, President Mnangagwa appointed a Commission of Inquiry into the governance of Harare City Council.
It has since unearthed swathes of corrupt dealings along with incompetence and failure to address service delivery issues.
To address the rot in councils, President Mnangagwa has also launched a blueprint entitled, “a call to action: no compromise to service delivery”.
It provides guidelines that local authorities must take to ensure that they provide efficient services.
These are supposed to be in line with the country’s quest to achieve an upper middle-income economy by 2030.
