Concerns over graft lead to massive transfers at V...

Concerns over graft lead to massive transfers at VID, CVR

Zim Now Writer

Concerns over corruption have resulted in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development reshuffling senior management at both the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) and the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR).

For years, officials at the VID have been accused of running a bribery racket and fleecing money from people seeking to acquire drivers’ licences.

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona said this while addressing delegates at the ministry's strategic planning workshop in Bulawayo on Thursday.

“We have transferred all officials at VID following allegations of corruption. I and the permanent secretary had a mammoth task at CVR where some senior officials were resisting promotion.

“You had people with Masters declining to be promoted. Why? No one has a goblin at work,” said the minister.

The minister also acknowledged the negative impact climate change has had on the ministry’s operations.

“Transport in all its forms is an integral component of our everyday activities and lifestyles. It defines both our countryside, urban spaces and centres. The challenge is the continued carbonisation of the atmosphere, an issue that has seen the increase in climate change, sometimes as a result of the types of vessels, equipment, machines and vehicles we use,” said Mhona.