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become rampant at some of its depots.
The programme is expected to be complete in the next 60 days.
GMB corporate communications manager, Mrs Muriel Zemura said the organisation could dismiss, transfer or seek the arrest of some of the officials.
The move follows reports of rampant corruption in the distribution of grain and abuse of the stoporder and subsidised inputs facilities for farmers.
GMB is investigating all corruption cases with stern measures being taken against perpetrators.
Mrs Zemura said the parastatal had already fired two senior employees as a result of their corrupt and fraudulent behaviour.
“The two who were fired; Hwange depot manager Mr Christopher Magugu Ndebele and Bulawayo loss control officer Mr Patrick Hove were part of the seven GMB employees who were arrested on allegations of fraud in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North province recently,” she said.
Mrs Zemura said the two were fired after a hearing held on February 10 this year.
“The hearing of the other five suspended employees has been rescheduled to take place before February 28,” she said.
She said GMB general manager Mr Albert Mandizha recently directed the Loss Control Unit to investigate cases of fraudulent nature in Matabeleland North and Bulawayo provinces involving seven GMB employees and some members of the public.
Mrs Zemura said after a three-week thorough investigation, the GMB loss control unit invited the police leading to the arrest of the seven employees.
They are believed to have been working in cahoots to abuse the facility.
Police revealed that the five were stationed at Belmont GMB depot in Bulawayo and one at Lusulu GMB depot in Binga.
Mr Magugu Ndebele, from April 2011 to May of the same year, visited Lusulu GMB depot in Binga on two occasions where he raised fictitious grain receipts which he took to the GMB depot at Belmont where he collected the grain.
Mr Ndebele’s co-perpetrators identified as Oliver Mushaninga, Tapiwa Musazi, Lynna Ndagura, Shadreck Makosa, Samuel Bongo and another unidentified employee were all arrested.
They have since appeared in court facing charges of Contravening Section 136 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, Chapter 9:23
Mrs Zemura said two of the seven accused were still in custody while the rest were granted bail of US$300 when they appeared before the courts.
She, however, could not reveal the quantum of the loss saying the matter was still sub judice.
The parastatal revealed that from the time the input distribution programme commenced, the GMB executive management, its loss control and audit departments visited depots countrywide to monitor progress and assess adherence to laid down procedures.
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