Politicians Must Be Prohibited From Accepting Gifts, That's How Corruption Starts: ZACC Boss

Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Deputy Chairperson Nanette Silukhuni has called for laws which prohibit politicians from accepting gifts in order to curb corruption. Speaking at a Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) event on Thursday, Silukhuni said,

We need a departure from the norm, we just need a huge cultural shift where we say no to corruption, the same way we say no to HIV and AIDS. Do you know in other countries it’s actually a crime for politicians to receive gifts, our politicians love gifts so much, no matter what size.

…That has to come to end, because it starts with these small gifts and next is a luxury car and so forth. So those are some of the areas that we are saying we need to look into as Zimbabweans and come up with a legislation that prohibits such; also, it needs to be enforced.

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