Chiri Set To Be Retained As Auditor General

Government is set to retain Mildred Chiri as the country’s Auditor General after Parliament in July this year rejected the nomination of Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) chief executive officer Mr Mike Ndudzo as her replacement. 

Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday gave a notice to move a motion in Parliament that he would seek members of parliament (MPs) to adopt the appointment of Chiri as Auditor-General in terms of Section 310 the Constitution. Said Chinamasa:

That whereas, subsection (1) of Section 310 (Appointment of Auditor-General) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides that an Auditor-General is appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. And whereas, subsection (1) (a) of Section 340 (Appointments) of the Constitution provides the President with the power to reappoint a public office holder into such office. Now therefore, in terms of the aforementioned subsection (1) of Section 310 of the Constitution, this House resolves and approves that Mrs Mildred Chiri be appointed Auditor-General of the Republic of Zimbabwe for a further term in office effective from the 25th of February 2017.

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