via Head count for police officers begins | The Herald December 10, 2015
Herald Reporter
The Public Service Commission has reportedly begun an audit of police officers in Harare Province to get rid of ghost workers.
Police sources said an order was issued last week that officers should be present at their respective work stations, ready for the head count.
“It has also been ordered that those on maternity leave, vacation leave and occasion leave or any other time off or night duty be present starting from Monday this week so that they will be counted,” said a source.
It was reported that some of the PSC officials had by yesterday conducted the process at Mbare Police Station, Southerton Police Station, Borrowdale Police Station and Highlands Police Station.
The sources said officers at other stations were preparing for the audit.
In an interview, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy Minister Tapiwa Matangaidze yesterday denied the reports that they were conducting such an exercise.
“That is not correct and there is no Government policy on that directive,” he said.
But events on the ground indicated yesterday that police officers have been recalled to their stations for the head count.
Last month, Cabinet approved the civil service audit, heralding a new chapter in the public sector through the implementation of measures such as reduction of student teachers and trainees’ allowances, termination of any salaries still paid for teachers at trust and private schools and resuscitation of pension contributions by civil servants.
Some of the changes, meant to reduce the Government wage bill and steer economic growth, were with immediate effect.
All vacant posts have been abolished, bus fare for civil servants has been re-introduced, under-used staff is being redeployed, funding of bridging courses has been scrapped, while all members who were abusing various types of leave, tampering with pay sheets and attendance registers have been charged.
Reports indicated that the audit would be done in other sectors of the civil service like the Judicial Service Commission, Defence Forces Service Commission, Police Service Commission, Prisons and Correctional Service Commission and the Heath Services Board.
COMMENTS
When MDC asked for the civil service audit Zanu refused. Now that there is no money left they are eager to conduct it.
But many people have already made thousands of dollars getting money they haven’t worked for.
What officers??? There are only thieves that hide behind trees to try and solicit bribes if motorists go through an amber light or don’t stop at a ‘stop’ sign. Threats of going to ‘central’ are made if the driver dares to argue.
There is an abundance of transport to ferry these ‘officers’ to their hiding places all over town. If you are unfortunate enough to be the victim of an armed robbery or any other emergency you are told ‘NO TRUNSPOT’ if you call the police.
Wonderful people, pillars of our society!!!
Yeah!!! no roadblocks. They are all at their stations for head count. Kubirwa mari komboita zvishoma.