Just when I was beginning to believe that all politicians were corrupt, money grabbing charlatans, and that politics was a misnomer for profit-making exercise, along comes Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Eric Matinenga.

Matinenga is holding his peers in government and Parliament accountable for the public funds disbursed to them from the Constituency Development Fund. Unlike members of Parliamentary Portfolio Committees that investigated shady land deals and the disappearance of diamonds Mr Matinenga is doing what he was mandated by the people of Zimbabwe to do – his job.

This morning’s papers report that Matinenga’s ministry has reported those legislators who have failed to account for the funds to the Office of the President and Cabinet as well as the Prime Minister’s office. The Anti-Corruption Commission is also expected to investigate the legislators.

The legislators who failed to account for the $50 000 from the fund are:

Sekai Holland – Minister of State for National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration, MDC-T Senator, Mabvuku-Tafara
Lucia Matibenga – Minister of Public Service, MDC-T MP for Kuwadzana
Douglas Mombeshora – Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare, ZANU PF MP Mhangura
Marvelous Khumalo  – MDC-T MP, St. Mary’s
Peter Chanetsa – ZANU PF MP, Hurungwe North,
Edward Chindori-Chininga – ZANU PF MP, Guruve South
Naison Nemadziva – MDC-T MP, Buhera South
Franco Ndambakuwa – ZANU PF MP, Magunje
Abraham Sithole – ZANU PF MP, Chiredzi East
Lawrence Mavima – ZANU PF MP, Zvishavane -Runde

Minister Matinenga may not be very popular in Parliament after this, but he’s got my vote.

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