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Chombo should be investigated
Movement for Democratic Change
August 25, 2010

The MDC calls upon the inclusive government to urgently investigate the Local Government, Rural and Urban Development minister, Ignatius Chombo for abuse of office following his illegal suspension from office of seven MDC Harare councillors.

The MDC notes with concern that Chombo continues to unnecessarily interfere in the operations of the MDC - led councils across the country, having managed to foist losing Zanu PF local government candidates as "special councillors."

Chombo's suspensions of the Harare councillors come barely a month after he suspended another six MDC councillors in Rusape, including the chairperson.

The latest suspensions are nothing but part of Chombo's grand political plot to stop Harare councillors from investigating him and Zanu PF's Phillip Chiyangwa after they looted prime council land in Harare.

The MDC calls for the immediate arrest of Chombo and Chiyangwa for stealing council land. Chombo has no right to suspend the councillors who are investigating him for his corrupt activities.

Instead of the councillors being the complainants, Chombo has now abused his office by ensuring that he becomes the complainant in a trumped-up case. The prime council land that he looted was enough for the construction of 500 000 low cost houses.

We urge the police to immediately follow-up on Chombo's case of blatant abuse of office. We strongly reject Chombo's continued machinations to further the interests of Zanu PF, which was overwhelmingly rejected by the voters in March 2008.

Chombo has also blocked several investigations in Kwekwe, Chinhoyi and Chegutu that are being carried out by the councils on senior Zanu PF officials who corruptly acquired council land.

The Local Government minister should be immediately stopped from continuing to abuse his national office in pursuit of narrow and partisan political interests.

The people of Zimbabwe deserve better service delivery. They demand and deserve dignity, hope, freedom, security and prosperity.

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