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Second report of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government Rural
and Urban Development on the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO)
Parliament of Zimbabwe
June 12, 2012
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Introduction
1.1 As part
of its oversight on the activities of the Ministry of Local Government,
Rural and Urban Development and its departments your Committee examined
submissions received from employees of the Zimbabwe United Passenger
Company (ZUPCO). Allegations of irregularities which ranged from
non payment of workers, unfair labour practices and violation of
ZUPCO Articles of Association resulting in conflict of interest
and failure to account for company assets, among other things, were
made.
1.2 Your Committee
resolved to conduct a fact-finding tour to the ZUPCO workshops in
Belvedere where it gathered oral evidence from the workers and members
of management in two separate meetings. The evidence received prompted
your Committee to gather further evidence from the Board of Directors
of ZUPCO. The Hon. Minister for Local Government, Rural and Urban
Development Dr. Ignatius Morgan Chiminya Chombo was also invited
by your Committee to clarify issues of policy on the operations
of ZUPCO and its turn- around strategy.
2.0
Findings of the Committee
2.1 Your Committee
received oral evidence from ZUPCO employees to the effect that the
ZUPCO Board which is supposed to have its tenure renewed every three
years had outlived its term. The Board had seen some members who
had been serving continuously since 2002, notably Professor Chipo
Dyanda, the Chairperson. The tenure of ZUPCO Board members had become
discretional as the shareholders chose whether or not to renew such
terms.
2.2 Amid such
cases of irregularities your Committee resolved to invite the Minister
for Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Hon. Minister
Chombo come and clarify the position on the ZUPCO Board operations.
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