Kazembe Accuses ZRP of Corruption, Vows to End Unnecessary Foreign Trips
4 months agoTue, 03 Dec 2024 12:45:56 GMT
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has accused the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of widespread corruption and promised to put an end to unnecessary trips abroad by senior police officers.
Speaking at a hotel in Kwekwe during an annual strategic planning workshop last week, Kazembe criticized the ZRP for not having proper training programs and for a lack of discipline.
He also said he has not witnessed a police march-out parade since he became minister five years ago. Said Kazembe (via The Mirror):
There is a lot that needs to be done in terms of discipline of Police i.e.; corruption. It is now a norm for Police officers to ask for bribes.
We are losing lives because of the lawlessness on our roads and we need to do something about that.
The other area that ZRP need to look at is training, we no longer have training in the police which is why there is indiscipline.
I have never witnessed any pass-out parade since I became Minister of Home Affairs but Prisons and Defence are doing that.
Kazembe said he was shocked to see senior police officers making frequent trips abroad while junior officers lack basic uniforms.
He said he will not approve any Cabinet Authority for international travel this year. Said Kazembe:
Where are your priorities? Are you saying there is no money to buy uniforms but I sign Cabinet Authorities daily for people travelling abroad?
Set your priorities right, I am not going to sign any Cabinet Authority this year.
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44 Comments
Supercop · 4 months ago
Matanga is the cleanest boss ZRP has had since independence. The problem is Zanu Pf. No civil servant operates by the book in Zimbabwe. Chihuri hated him because of his (Matanga's) professional approach.
Patz · 4 months ago
Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence varikushanda ndosaka kuchiitwa ma pass out parades ( graduations) It requires the relevant Minister to loby for finances from Treasury to to recruitments as a substantial amount of money is required. The statement by the Minister is selling himself as an absentee Minister of Home Affairs. Its actually showing his incompetence as leader of the Police. Why did he recommend unnecessary trips to cabinet for the past 5 yrs. Is their any need to approve unnecessary trips if its not for corruption. Kazembe should be arrested for corruption
Learned Green Bomber · 3 months ago
Uyo KK hapana chozikanwa
Non Aligned Movement 🇿🇼 · 4 months ago
Fish start rotting from the head...... So who is the Head of the police department? I guess is the Horrible Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage. Ngugi, one of the finest wordsmith from Nigeria in his book The Problem with Nigeria, once said "The problem with Nigeria(which I can extend as well to Zimbabwe) is squarely falls on bad leadership"
Tintin · 4 months ago
isn't ngugi from Kenya?or it's a different ngugi?
Anonymous · 4 months ago
It has taken 5 years as the minister in charge to wake up to the fact he is not receiving his share of the spoils?
Anonymous · 4 months ago
They have only worked this out now?
kkkkk · 4 months ago
agara matanga ari pawaiting list yekudzingwa saka vave kufana kutsvaga mhosva
🌄🧱🍓🍌💞🍒🏆🍑🌽🍕👙 · 4 months ago
police **** evanhu.
Patz · 4 months ago
Paaimbosaina aiti arikuitei if it was not neccessarily. He was actually authorising those trips. It cant be an offence if some constraints now exist. Why didnt he order Matanga to recruit police officers after giving him the money coz it not just training without cost i.e feeding, uniforms, salaries etc
Ctrl Alt Del · 4 months ago
when you where signing for the foreign trips waiti varikuendepi and kunoitei you are also part of the rot tokuzivai
Work · 4 months ago
Hakuna ma recruitments akawanda these days becoz Mthuli is not approving the recruitment in the first place.
Jah🇿🇼Tsvarie-07 · 4 months ago
Who will police the police...
Ediots · 4 months ago
a befitting title for this news article must read "Mangagwa's relative and Min of Home Affairs,Kazembe Kazembe, Accuses Matanga and ZRP of Corruption "
1Mp · 4 months ago
Sunga matanga first simbi mumaoko mumakumbo muwuro chain chaiyo
Zindoga · 4 months ago
Kana achiti this year haasi kusaina anorevei iro gore ratopera kudaii
Supercop · 4 months ago
MaPassout haangoitwi Minister. Kana munayo mari yacho vapei. Zvinoda budget yeRecruitment neTraining, Salaries, Uniforms, Accommodation and Equipment yokushandisa. What kind of a minister doesn't know that kindergarten fact. If it was a matter of just recruiting, Commissioner General would today be having 200 000 unpaid officers. Minister vachingoenda kumaPassout.
Oncemore · 4 months ago
Kazembe is getting mature. What is left is walking the talk.
👀👀 · 4 months ago
izvo munenge muchitoona henyu kuti mapurisa bhutsu dzatsveyama makola apera kubooka nhy,grey trousers rinochinja kunge trauz re white rine **** nekuchenuruka,bhutsu dzinenge dzichienda kwadzo muridzi achienda kwake,gadzirisai ipapo sure,
Patz · 4 months ago
Police inongo recruiter here pasina mari yacho. It seems Kazembe is just an absentee Minister of Home Affairs. He seems not to be in sync with goings on in the ZRP. Manongoda mininster of the Police like in South Africa vana Kazembe wingoperera kuma kuzvitupa passport neku immigration
MANCITY · 4 months ago
Mazuvano achiriko here ma passout parades nenyaya ye 2 years police studies diploma programme yaveko iyo.Sort them out these senior ranks
Patz · 4 months ago
Panotoda mumwe Minister of Home Affairs and Commissioner General of Police preferably from the Army. Commanders from the army are good on welfare issues. Vana kazembe povo idzo kungo blamer pasina kana effort on welfare of ZRP
Fox · 4 months ago
ZRP haidi chisimba. Haidi musoja inoda mutemo.
Patz · 4 months ago
@Fox
All those problems in the ZRP emmanate from poor conditions of service, poor working environment. Imagine a Constable told to travel long journeys to do some work without travelling and subsistence allowances, to buy own stationery to compile dockets, no vehicles or fuel for operational duties. When allocations of travelling allowances are availed its the bosses who wipe away the cash by making irrelevant station visits. Former army bosses are firm and are rarely bootlickers and are not afraid of highlighting plight of their subordinates to the powers that be. Ukati ZRP haidi chisimba but mutemo its like you have just opened yo mouth and said nothing. Chisimba and mutemo are one in the same thing. Mutemo is rules, laws, regulations, standing orders, discipline, superiority, rank structure and chisimba is within that
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Ko iwewe wacho Kazembe Kzembe kuba wakasiyanana nako rinhiko....
Old Folk · 4 months ago
Ndo zvamafanira kugadzira first year of your term in office vaKazembe. Maizviona zvenyu muchinyara for more than five years up to now?
🤦🏽♂️ · 4 months ago
Most too brass are political appointments Cde Minister
mudembare · 4 months ago
think it's too late .this should have been done way long back but now it's almost impossible to witness any change
Gegeja · 4 months ago
famous mbuzi🐐inodya payakasungirirwa ungaidii zvako Kazembe.
Nevanji · 4 months ago
Bere ranzwa vana kunhuwa mbudzi.. Why have you been quiet all this time when Zanu linked officers were acting with impunity and citizens were complaining?
zig · 4 months ago
Mapurisa imbavha true.Ndomarabishi evanhu kutaura sur.Kazembe ita basa sebasa
123 · 4 months ago
This year!!! how many days are left? This is a lullaby
king 98 · 4 months ago
cabinet authority signing ipi yaunotaura kut this year kwasara less than a month to year end. Tikwanireiwo vaKazembe hatisi vana venyu vamunonyepera
iphone 12 pro max · 4 months ago
thanks for the observation but dealing with this issues is not an easy task sir.
...,. · 4 months ago
Biting the hand that feeds you. Is he aware that the police think their job is to protect politicians and know that nobody worries about they treat the public to the point of getting bribes from the accuser and the accused? Is the minister in the right office if he starts wondering why he has not witnessed any pass out parade since he was appointed?
🥰🥰🥰 · 4 months ago
basa ngariitwe sezvariri
