By Daniel Itai.
South Africa. (News of The South) – Minister Joram Gumbo has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) for criminal abuse of office.
Joram Gumbo, a minister of state in the Presidential affairs, was today arrested on suspicion of directing a government owned airline formed in 2017, to use a property owned by his relative as its headquarters.
Gumbo, who was transport minister at the time, is also accused of abusing his position by forcing the reappointment of the head of a state owned company after the official was found guilty of corruption and fired by a tribunal.
The commission, which Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed in July, says it’s on a drive to bring corrupt officials to account.
In July, former tourism minister, Prisca Mupfumira was charged with corruptly misusing US$95 million from the state pension fund when she was the minister of labour.
ZACC spokesperson, Commissioner John Makamure confirmed the arrest, “I can confirm he has been arrested, he is facing criminal abuse of office.”
Gumbo is also facing allegations of authorizing renovations of a relative’s house to the tune of US$1 million of public funds with a view to turn the property into Zimbabwe Airways headquarters.
Gumbo is due to appear in court tomorro
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