{"id":1498,"date":"2025-12-13T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2025-12-13T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:23:00","slug":"mutare-council-takes-anti-corruption-fight-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/mutare-council-takes-anti-corruption-fight-to-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutare Council Takes Anti-Corruption Fight to the Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left, Deputy Mayor Nyamhoka, DDC T Kapenzi, Town Clerk B Chafesuka, Mr Manjokota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mutare, December 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Mutare City Council yesterday led an anti-corruption march from Quest Motors Manufacturing Company to Sakubva Stadium as part of activities marking International Anti-Corruption Day, with city leaders and Government officials calling for strengthened transparency, accountability and citizen participation in local governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The march, which involved councillors, council management, Government officials, youths, civil society organisations and residents, was held under the global theme \u201cUniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow\u2019s Integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the gathering at Sakubva Stadium, Deputy Mayor Alderman John Nyamhoka, who read a speech on behalf of Mayor Councillor Simon Chabuka, said corruption continued to undermine service delivery and development, disproportionately affecting ordinary residents and the youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said council leadership was committed to providing firm political oversight and creating an environment that enables the administration to implement strong anti-corruption systems without fear or favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCorruption is a tax on the poor and a burden on honest citizens. As councillors, we must lead by example, submit to scrutiny, and ensure transparency in the management of public resources,\u201d Nyamhoka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk Mr Kapuya Blessing Chafesuka said the commemoration marked a shift from declarations to action, outlining measures being implemented by council to curb corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include strengthening internal controls, enforcing procurement and audit systems, publishing budgets and contract awards, protecting whistle-blowers, and working closely with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said council, with support from ZACC, had established an Integrity Committee, while all councillors and employees had signed integrity pledges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The keynote address by the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution was delivered on his behalf by District Development Coordinator Mr Tendai Kapenzi, who said  corruption remained a major barrier to national development and service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Kapenzi said Government was advancing digital systems to reduce opportunities for corruption and urged local authorities to strengthen preventive mechanisms, protect whistle-blowers, and encourage citizen participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the speeches, the programme concluded with sporting activities aimed at promoting youth engagement, where Mutare City Club defeated Ghetto Stars in a friendly football match played at Sakubva Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said the march and associated activities were meant to reinforce the message that the fight against corruption requires collective responsibility and active participation from all sectors of society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, December 13, 2025 \u2013 Mutare City Council yesterday led an anti-corruption march from Quest Motors Manufacturing Company to Sakubva Stadium as part of activities marking International Anti-Corruption Day, with city leaders and Government officials calling for strengthened transparency, accountability and citizen participation in local governance. The march, which involved councillors, council…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1500,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1498\/revisions\/1500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}