Staff Reporter
The trial of former Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Douglas Karoro resumed yesterday as the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues with its quest to eliminate corruption in the country.
Karoro is being accused of corruptly diverting 700 bags of the Presidential Input Scheme fertilizers and maize seed worth US$18 000 and 5 000 vegetable combo kits from the Presidential Inputs Scheme valued at US$73 300.
However, Karoro is denying these allegations and putting the blame on his truck drivers highlighting that they were the ones who stole the Presidential Inputs from Mushumbi Grain Marketing Board Depot using his name.
Karoro’s trial continues today with members of the public commending the New Dispensation for genuinely fighting corruption in the country.
Since its inception in 2017 the Zimbabwe Anticorruption Commission (ZACC) which was considered a toothless bulldog during the previous Government, has of late been all over the show arresting prominent people fingered in corruption scandals.
In 2020, President Mnangagwa fired the Minister of Health and Child Care, Obadiah Moyo on corruptly awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for medical equipment.
Meanwhile, commending the Second Republic on its efficiency in fighting corruption and leaving no stone unturned, political commentator from the University of Zimbabwe, Taurai Mupini said that the arrest of prominent political figures was an indication that the administration of President Mnangagwa was serious in reviving the economy.
“The administration of President Mnangagwa is doing all it can to ensure transparency is exercised so as to revive the economy in our journey to accomplish Vision 2030. This is greatly commendable in economic recovery and contributions to development and democracy in Zimbabwe,” said Mupini.
Meanwhile, the trial of Karoro will continue today with the state expected to call the second witness to the stand after the first state witness testified yesterday.
