Chombo maintains fired corrupt MDC members to remain as councillors
By SINIKIWE MPALA
Published on: 9th March, 2010
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ZIMBABWE – HARARE – Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has maintained that corrupt Chitungwiza councillors recently fired by the MDC will remain in office until new elections are held.
This comes after MDC leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who is Prime Minister in the inclusive Government, had indicated he would engage Minister Chombo to have the councillors fired from the municipality.
However, Minister Chombo yesterday pointed out that the councillors had been dismissed over a party matter and this had nothing to do with Government.
“The Urban Council’s Act is our bible in this case and it stipulates that any councillor who is dismissed by his political party cannot be suspended from his position in Government,” he said.
Minister Chombo said if there were any sinister deals in the Chitungwiza council MDC should give him the report to use as a basis for any investigations.
He falsely added that the councillors were dismissed from the party because they refused to elect Dr Vincent Gwaradzimba as mayor to replace the Israel Marange, who was convicted of corruption involving the sale of a stand.
“I know the (Mr) Tsvangirai was addressing a political rally and he wanted to gain political mileage, but he knows very well that in terms of the law those councillors still have a legal mandate to serve in Chitungwiza,” he said.
Minister Chombo said if Mr Tsvangirai wanted to meet him, he was free to approach his office but that would not change anything.
The MDC is leading the way in fighting corruption by bringing to book all perpetrators, while thieves in Zanu-PF are accommodated by the party of thugs and murderers.
Sources in the MDC said a report on Chegutu, Kadoma and Bindura was ready to be tabled before the party’s national council.
