Mugabe reassigns mines perm sec despite calls for him to be fired for diamond corruption

Professor Francis Gudyanga has been reassigned to be the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education. He was previously the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development where he faced allegations of running down the Ministry as well as abuse of the country’s diamond revenues.

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines led by Masvingo Urban legislator Daniel Shumba early this month recommended that the Civil Service Commission should fire Gudyanga for his alleged abuse of the country’s diamond revenue.  Part of the report reads

The grounds for dismissal include his role in aiding illicit financial outflows, poor corporate governance and at times his position has been conflicted

Gudyanga’s reassignment was part of a larger move by President Mugabe to reassign 10 permanent secretaries.

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