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Nyore Madzianike
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Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) chairperson, Justice Webster Chinamora, said history will offer his organisation powerful lessons, and they aim to set a standard in investigating corruption and institutional malpractices within the security services—one that will be respected even by those they investigate.
Speaking at the signing ceremony of integrity pledges led by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), Justice Chinamora said corruption is not only diluting institutional legitimacy but also eroding public trust.
“Corruption, in all its insidious forms, is not only a governance deficit—it is a human rights violation,” he said.
“It denies the citizen fair access to justice, it dilutes institutional legitimacy, and it erodes public trust.
“At ZICC, we do not merely demand accountability from others—we demand it from ourselves first. This pledge is therefore a declaration of internal vigilance. It is about institutional self-respect.
“It is about setting a standard that even those we investigate can look up to. History offers us powerful lessons. At ZICC, we do not merely demand accountability from others—we demand it from ourselves first. This pledge is therefore a declaration of internal vigilance.”
Justice Chinamora noted that the ceremony was not merely about signing documents, but about engraving a solemn declaration of ethical and constitutional allegiance.
“We must therefore measure our progress not merely by the volume of reports we publish or the resolutions we adopt, but by the steadfastness of our ethical compass and the resilience of our collective conscience,” he said.
ZACC Prevention and Corporate Governance Committee chairperson, Chido Madiwa, who led the signing ceremony, urged ZICC to set up integrity committees within the organisation.
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