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Richard Muponde
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has a shortage of accommodation and offices for its establishment of 50 000, a new Parliament report has shown.
Additionally, the state of office accommodation in the organisation has reportedly reached unacceptable levels with a deficit of 3 000 offices.
In a recent report to Parliament, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services, Retired Brigadier General Levi Mayihlome said:
“The Committee noted that the Zimbabwe Republic Police has an acute shortage of accommodation.
“Following the increase of the organisation’s human resources establishment to 50 000, the state of office accommodation in the organisation reached unacceptable levels with a deficit of 3 000 offices,” he said.
Rtd Brigadier General Mayihlome said his Committee was petrified to note that the organisation had an acute shortage of residential accommodation resulting in almost half of its active human resource residing in rented accommodation.
“An estimated total of 19 999 police officers resided out of camp which affected the effectiveness and efficiency of police operations,” he said.
“The level of dilapidation of the existing residential infrastructure further compounds the dire situation.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter