Chitungwiza town clerk fired for deceitful conduct

Chairman of the caretaker commission Mr Madzudzo Pawadyira yesterday confirmed to The Herald that Chitungwiza had fired town clerk Dr George Makunde for not disclosing that his contract had expired on August 19 this year. Makunde joined Chitungwiza on August 20, 2012 on a 5 year contract that expired on August 19, 2017.

A letter written by Pawadyira tto Dr Makunde reads:

It has come to my attention that you were on a five-year fixed-term contract which commenced on August 20, 2012 and expired on August 19, 2017. It appears to me that you were the only official who knew of the fact of the expiry of your contract and you withheld such information from the caretaker council. You took advantage of the fact that you were the custodian of the contract and the fact that the council which knew the status of your contract is currently suspended. Therefore, your contract, having expired on August 19, 2017 and it not having been renewed, means that you ceased to be a council employee on that date.

You concealed that fact from the responsible authority. You were obviously on a frolic of your own. In light of the above mentioned expiration of your contract, I now write to advise you that it shall no longer be necessary to proceed with the disciplinary proceedings, which were scheduled for Monday, October 9. In my capacity, therefore, as the chairperson of the caretaker commission to whom the responsible Minister has assigned the administration of the council in the absence of an elected council, (I) now kindly ask you to hand over all council properties in your possession to the acting town clerk within 48 hours of receipt of this order.

However, when contacted for a comment by The Herals, Dr Makunde insisted he was still at work until the end of December.

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