By Own Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC).

Justice Matanda-Moyo is the wife of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Lieutenant General (retired) Sibusiso Busi (SB) Moyo.

Minister Moyo is the one who made the announcement of the removal of former President Robert Mugabe in the November 2017 military coup.

Justice Matanda Moyo was once touted as a possible candidate to become the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before Justice Priscilla Chigumba was eventually appointed.

Matanda-Moyo’s appointment comes after the entire Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) tendered their resignation in January 2019.

Before the appointment was made, however, critics had questioned the possible appointment arguing that there was a clear conflict of interest. Critics argue that she will be too conflicted to effectively go after any cases which may involve her husband’s cabinet colleagues or even her husband himself.

Before her appointment, Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda defended her shortlisting by Parliament. He actually took out an advert in daily newspapers said critics were “focusing of her marital status while ignoring the fact that she is eminently qualified”