Story by Tamuka Charakupa
THE Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has revealed plans to decentralise its services to the provincial level as part of efforts to promote its mandate countrywide.
Speaking to the ZBC News on the sidelines of their inaugural strategic review meeting in Darwendale this Monday, ZICC’s Chairperson, Justice Nicholas Chinamora said the commission was established to address human rights violations perpetrated by members of the security services.
“ZICC was established by the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, specifically Section 210. Its key mandate is to address human rights violations perpetrated by members of the security services, which had been swept under the carpet.
“The commission aims to provide an effective and independent mechanism for receiving and investigating complaints from the public. We are therefore meeting with some of the key stakeholders to deliberate on a strategy that enables us to effectively carry out this obligation in line with the National Development Strategy 1.”
Justice Chinamora said processes are underway to recruit staff for the commission, including a substantive executive secretary, investigators, and provincial and district officers.
The government established several commissions, including the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), Zimbabwe Gender Commission and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, among others, to ensure effective governance in line with the Constitution.
