HARARE - Zimbabwe's police force says the imminent public hearings on a new constitution are likely to raise a security nightmare, with the force insisting on the disbursement of US$3 million to bankroll police operations.
On May 4, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs heard evidence from the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Melusi Matshiya and ZRP Deputy Commissioner Godwin Matanga on the ZRP’s need for additional resources and funding to provide security to the constitution outreach process.
The Deputy Commissioner said: “Intelligence that we have is that there might be violence because there are some people opposed to the current constitutional process and others are in support and that is a fertile ground for violence”.
Critics have, however, said the demands from police for US$3million were outrageous and were tantamount to the police hawking its service to government. –
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