ZACC takes anti-corruption awareness campaign to rural areas

AS part of its mandate to fight and prevent corruption, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has taken anti-corruption education to rural areas to sensitise communities on graft and how it can be prevented.

The objectives of the rural anti-corruption campaign is to raise awareness among the rural populace, empower the rural people with knowledge, skills and strategies in mitigating corruption, publicise ZACC and its mandate to all remote areas and places, and to create uncomfortable zones for the corrupt in Zimbabwe.

Recently, ZACC officials conducted awareness campaigns in Mashonaland East’s nine districts ending the campaign at Mutawatawa business centre in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe.

Officiating at the event on Sunday, ZACC Commissioner Michael Santu said people must take part in the fight against graft.

“As you may all be aware, our mandate as ZACC is to fight all forms of corruption across the length and breadth of this country, principally through the following strategies: raising anti-corruption awareness in public and private institutions, conducting compliance and systems review exercises in public and private institutions, thorough investigating cases of corruption, recovering proceeds of corruption,” he said.

“In doing all the above, I need to stress that ZACC is a people-driven institution which responds to societal matters relating to mitigating corruption. Our thrust is guided by the Government philosophy of not leaving any individual behind in Zimbabwe. This is why today we are in Maramba district and almost 170km away from Harare.

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