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Blessings Chidakwa Mash West Correspondent
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says Government is fully committed to fast-tracking the establishment of specialised anti-corruption courts in Zimbabwe.

This, he said, will enable Zimbabwe to deal effectively with corruption. He also reiterated that individuals and companies that fail to return externalised funds after Government’s three-month ultimatum, which ends on February 28, will face prosecution.

“As part of Government’s commitment to fight the scourge of corruption, l am pushing for the establishment of the anti-graft courts so as to enable corrupt people to know their fate within the possible shortest time,” he said.

“Soon you will see a lot of people being arrested. Corruption is intolerable as it is a major factor that contributed to the demise of our country’s economy.”

Minister Ziyambi added: “Our President is heavily denouncing corruption; that is why Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gave people a three-month amnesty to return looted funds.” Government, he said, was aware of the culprits.

“We are prepared to let justice prevail if they fail to heed the President’s call.” Chief Justice Luke Malaba on Monday said the Judicial Service Commission was fighting corruption internally through a Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (JEAC), which deals with ethical and integrity issues within the commission. He said time had come for the Judiciary to walk the talk on corruption in line with Government policy.

Chief Justice Malaba said the anti-graft courts will deal with corruption-related matters expeditiously while they will also be specialised training of staff to man the courts. Two courts in Harare and Bulawayo are expected to be operational by the end of March.