We hear that funds were being abused, and we hear they were giving each other gym fees. If you look at the board, you will observe that it was chaotic. Funds were being misused in ZINARA, corrupt activities were taking place. Members of the Board were each given Christmas hampers, worth $9 600. These hampers were purchased from OK stores but there is no record to show for this distribution. Coming to the issue of the software, several upgrades were said to have been done but in truth, the software remains the same, which tends to show that funds were being misused in the name of software upgrades. This was corruption at a grand scale. If we seriously address our minds to the issue of ZINARA, we will observe that it should have been in a position to construct its own tollgates.
Coming back to the issue of the graders that were distributed to Rural District Councils, contrary to indications in the contract that they were going to service the graders free of charge, they would then go to the RDCs and be paid for rendering such services. Again, a case of blatant corruption.
My understanding is that if a forensic audit is going to be carried out, there should be experts that deal with specific issues. Unfortunately that has not been exhibited in this particular report as cross cutting issues such as engineering, planning and others have not been properly addressed. Hence ZINARA needs to be scrutinised and to ensure that they are following proper procedures. We are not against the assistance that ZINARA gives in the maintenance of the road infrastructure but we are against ZINARA abusing funds through corrupt activities. Thank you.
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