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(NEWZIMBABWE) MDC-T expels 12 councillors

MDC-T expels 12 councillors
25/08/2012 00:00:00
by Staff Reporter

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T party has expelled 12 councillors countrywide, and cautioned 13 others over corruption allegations. The MDC-T’s national executive met on Friday and received a report from a commission of enquiry led by the party’s deputy secretary general, Tapiwa Mashakada, which investigated the 10 urban councils run by the party.

In a statement on Saturday, the MDC-T said “in pursuance of the party’s values”, it had resolved to expel the 12, whose names will be released after they have been notified of their exclusion from the party.

“This serves as clear testimony that the MDC is a party of excellence and does not condone corruption, instead it stands for transparency and good governance,” the statement added.

Mashakada’s commission commended the Bulawayo, Chinhoyi and Gokwe councils for “remaining steadfast and resolute to party values.”

The MDC-T said the probe was part of its “systematic and proactive programmes to continuously monitor service delivery, accountability to residents and good corporate governance.”

The party has been embarrassed by industrial scale corruption involving some of its councils.

Massive corruption was unearthed in Chitungwiza, Bindura, Chegutu and Harare. In 2010, the party expelled all 23 councillors in Chitungwiza after they were accused of corrupt practices.

In Bindura, the party fired Deputy Mayor Ivory Matanhire, and councillors Makesure Mafukidze, Norbet Dhokotera, Rindai Muchemwa, Rickson Kaseke and Elizabeth Mafios.

Labels: MDC CORRUPTION

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