Mugabe wants Zimbabwe officials to declare assets
President Robert Mugabe’s government will introduce a law
in Zimbabwe’s parliament that requires senior public officials to
declare assets as part of measures to tackle corruption.
Critics and the opposition accused Mugabe of turning a blind eye to
graft, especially among his close allies and ministers, and said endemic
corruption is one reason that foreign companies are not investing in
the Southern African nation, Reuters reported.
Mugabe said in a speech published in the state-owned Herald newspaper
on Wednesday that his government would present a Code of Corporate
Governance Bill for debate during the current session of parliament, the
first such law aimed at bringing transparency among government
officials.
“The scourge of corruption continues to rear its ugly head at all levels of our society,” Mugabe said.
“A code of conduct will be put in place, in terms of which all high
level public office holders shall be required to disclose their assets
upon assumption of office, or to declare their interests on matters that
may create scope for conflict of interest.”
Zimbabwe was last year ranked 156 out of 174 countries on the
Transparency International index, which measures public perceptions of
corruption in public institutions.
Parliament has recalled lawmakers for a special seating later on
Wednesday but officials did not say whether Mugabe would attend to
deliver the speech outlining his plans on graft.
Mugabe had on Tuesday read the wrong speech in parliament before the newspaper ran the correct one
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