Terrence Mawawa Chiredzi | A local residents’ association has vowed to sue Local Government Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere for protecting corrupt council officials.

Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers Association officials last week called on Kasukuwere to act on matters to do with corruption raised by the association. The association has also said Kasukuwere is shielding corrupt council officials.

Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers Association chairperson, Jonathan Muusha Mupamombe ,said Kasukuwere was sitting on a report compiled by local residents, despite overwhelming evidence about corrupt council officials.

Mupamombe said despite completion of investigations on corruption, Kasukuwere had chosen to remain mum on the matter.

He also said the association had written a letter to Kasukuwere but he did not respond. The investigation team led by Engineer Alpha Nhamo unearthed massive corruption in the council and forwarded the information to Kasukuwere.

“We met and came up with a decision to approach the court to force the Minister to act on the matter in accordance with the recommendations forwarded to him by the investigation team,” said Mupamombe.

He said the report was explicit such that his association expected Kasukuwere to address the matter last year. “The findings were clear and we expected the Minister to act swiftly on the issue. We are therefore puzzled by Kasukuwere’ s silence. We have since approached our lawyers so that we can pursue the legal route,” said Mupamombe.

Kasukuwere has claimed all corrupt council officials would be sacked.