19th JUNE 2020

The Honorable Minister

Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities
Sir,

FOLLOW UP LETTER ON CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: FORMER COMMISSIONERS TO THE

ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
The above matter refers
Following the meeting held in your office on the 18 th June 2020, with former Commissioners,
Dr. N. Silukhuni and B. Ndou, we humbly request your esteemed office to assist facilitate the
provision of residential stands in Harare, to all the concerned former Commissioners of the
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission as provided for by authority from the Office of the
President and Cabinet with reference AC/24/631 dated 13 February 2019.
BACK GROUND
The Former-Commissioners to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission’s term of office
ended on 31 January 2019 and their conditions of service were spelt out by the Office of the
President and Cabinet attached herewith as Annexure A referenced AC/24/631 dated 13
February 2019. The above captioned minute on paragraph 4 directed the Secretary to the
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to communicate with the Secretary for Local
Government (understandably so, as this was before the split of the Ministry of Local
Government and National Housing)
The Secretary to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on 22 February 2019, and in full
compliance to this Cabinet directive, wrote a letter to the Secretary for Local Government
Public Works and National Housing advising the above office of the cabinet authority as well as
seeking the office to provide the former ZACC commissioners with the stands in low density
suburbs, in Harare. The minute is herewith attached referenced as Annexure B.

ACTION TAKEN BY THE MINITRY OF LOCAL GOVRNMENT

Since February 2019 to date, the Ministry of Local Government has not taken any action and
neither has it acknowledged receipt of the letter from the then Secretary to the Zimbabwe Anti-
Corruption Commission, Mr. S. Pondo.
SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW UP BY THE CONCERNED COMMISSIONERS
The apparent dead silence over the issue prompted former Commissioners Dr. N. Silukhuni and
Mr. B. Ndou to make a follow up with the Secretary to the Ministry of National Housing and
Social Amenities, who in turn referred the duo to the Secretary, Ministry of Local Government
as the matter had not been handed over to him during the split of the two ministries. On
getting to the Ministry of Local Government, the duo was advised to go back to the Ministry of
National Housing and Social Amenities for an official letter from the Secretary requesting the
Secretary for Local Government to hand over the case to National Housing. It is this
bureaucratic delay /red tape which prompted the duo to approach your honorable office for
assistance.
OBJECTIVE
We humbly request your office to facilitate the provision of the said stands to the former
commissioners as explained in this minute. The attached reference letters can always be
verified with the relevant offices of issue as a due diligence procedure, by yourselves.
The names of the former Commissioners are:
Dr. Job Whabira
Dr. Nanette Silukhuni
Dr. Catherine Muchechetere
Goodson Nguni
Boyana Ndou
Christina Fundira
Denford Dzingirai Chirindo
Farai Mashonganyika Chinyani
We are confident that your office shall assist the former Commissioners by providing them with
low density residential stands in Harare, as this is part of their conditions of service and there is
cabinet authority.
Kind regards

………………………………..
Dr. Nanette Silukhuni
For and on behalf of former ZACC Commissioners.