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Newly inaugurated second President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa promised the nation an administration with a culture of hard, honest work prosecuting perpetrators of corruption without fear or favour.

President Mnangagwa said this as part of a litany of promises made during his inauguration speech at the giant National Sports Stadium where thousands were gathered to witness the historic event.

“In the second Republic, no person or entity will be allowed to steal, loot or pocket that which belongs to the people of Zimbabwe.

“No one is above the law.

“This is a new Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe we all want,” said President Mnangagwa.

He added that the new government will expect public sector officials to deliver quality and timely services to the people as well as facilitate business, trade and investment and bureaucratic bottlenecks, unnecessary delays, lethargic and corrupt activities will not be tolerated.

“In this vein, those who will occupy public office, at any level, under my Government, will be required to exercise servant leadership in the execution of their duties and to be humble and responsive in their interactions and dealings with the citizenry,” he said.

President Mnangagwa also pledged to act fairly and impartially without fear or favour as a president of all Zimbabweans based on the idea that the vision of a new and prosperous Zimbabwe is a shared one and transcends political party lines.

Focus in the new government has been directed towards massive economic development, picking up Zimbabwe from the dust of poverty.

“The successful realisation of our shared Vision 2030 will require concerted and the disciplined implementation of radical economic reforms targeted at attracting and facilitating foreign and domestic investments in line with the reality that, Zimbabwe is open for business,” President Mnangagwa said.

He said government will speed up efforts to improve the ease and cost of doing business and economic competitiveness putting in place measures to promote domestic savings in support of the national developmental agenda.

“My government will, in the next five years accelerate industrialisation, modernisation and mechanisation, with greater emphasis on market driven policies.

“Furthermore, comprehensive strategies will be put in place to stimulate the value chains across our industries and commerce,” President Mnangagwa said.

The President also amplified his call for peace and unity among all Zimbabweans, setting aside political differences to focus on economic recovery for the nation.

He also promised to address the issue of violence that erupted in Harare on the 1st of August which claimed six lives.

“To put closure and finality to the matter, I will soon be announcing members of the Commission of Inquiry into the said violence, who will upon completion, publish their findings.

Once again, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones,” he said

“To all my colleagues and other political parties who contested in the just ended harmonised elections, especially those represented in Parliament, I exhort us to commit ourselves to collectively develop our motherland.

“We are all Zimbabweans; what unites us is greater than what could ever divide us,” President Mnangagwa added.

President Mnangagwa assured the nation that the future is brighter and they should look forward to the journey ahead which has to be embarked on in unity.

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