Staff Reporter
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has responded to the Auditor General`s latest report which stated that the Commission had failed to furnish her office with supporting documentation for payment of goods and services.
Responding in a statement yesterday, ZACC Commissioner John Makamure said, ”The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission takes note of the comments raised in the Auditor General Ms Mildred Chiri`s latest report stating that the Commission failed to furnish her office with supporting documentation for payment of goods and services, and other substantial disbursements.
“The Commission would like to state that it is currently studying the document and will issue a comprehensive statement in due course.”
The Commissioner revealed that its books for the period 2012-2019 were not in order owing to legacy issues. He however said that the Commission is working tirelessly to put all the books in order since its appointment in 2019.
“Since its appointment in 2019, the current Commission led by Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo, has worked tirelessly to enhance professionalism and transparency in its conduct and execution of its mandate.
“The Commission has introduced a new culture of conducting business guided by robust standard operating procedures, regulatory frameworks and internal policies and manuals to guide its operations.”
Makamure stated that the net result of this new approach to business has been instilling a culture of transparency, accountability, and professionalism.
He assured the nation that the Commission is doing all it can to correct its previous missteps.
“Without casting aspersions on previous Commissions that did a sterling job in setting up ZACC in its infancy and ensuring that there was an operational structure, the Commission wishes to reassure Zimbabweans that it is doing everything in its power to correct the previous wrongs blighting its current work,” reiterated Makumbe.
Since the appointment of the Commission in 2019, ZACC has been working tirelessly to expose all malpractices that had become rampant in government institutions. According to the Second Republic mantra, no stone shall be left unturned in relation to corruption.
