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Nyore Madzianike
Senior Reporter
Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) officials led by the board chairperson Dr Anna-Marry Nyakabau, today paid a courtesy call on Vice President Kembo Mohadi at his offices at Munhumutapa Building in Harare, where they discussed the ratification of the Radiation Protection Amendment Bill by Parliament, along with other challenges facing the Authority.
Vice President Mohadi is mandated to oversee the activities of the authority.
Speaking after the meeting, Dr Nyakabau said the Vice President promised and assured them that he would attend to all the issues raised and presented before him.
“We came to meet the Vice President Kembo Mohadi, as the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe, because he is our actual minister in terms of overseeing the activities of the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe,” she said.
“So, all the corporate governance issues, policy issues-we were talking to him about them, and he assured us that he is going to look into all our challenges at the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe.
“We also discussed the Radiation Protection Amendment Act, which is still a Bill. We want to ensure that it is legally ratified by Parliament to allow the Radiation Protection Authority to operate effectively. These are some of the things he reassured us on.”
Dr Nyakabau stated that the ratification of the Bill was long overdue and that the delay was affecting the Authority’s operations.
She also pointed out the need for land to construct their own offices, as the Authority is currently renting.
Dr Nyakabau stressed the importance of deploying officers at the country’s entry points to screen imported vehicles for radiation compliance, particularly those coming from high-risk countries.
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