Zimbabwe’s Anti-Corruption Commission Arrests Zanu PF MP For Misappropriation Of Constituency Development Fund
Tinashe Sambiri– The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Wednesday arrested Joel Sithole, the Member of Parliament for Chiredzi South, over allegations of abusing his office by misappropriating more than ZWG 1.2 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
Sithole reportedly received a CDF disbursement of ZWG 1,234,150.00 (approximately USD 50,000) from the Parliament of Zimbabwe in August 2025.
The funds were meant to support development projects, including the construction of a classroom block and the roofing of staff houses at Gwaseche Primary School and Makanani Clinic.
According to investigators, Sithole, who is the Chairperson of the CDF committee and a signatory to its bank account, allegedly diverted the money for personal use. “Our investigations have established that Sithole, in collusion with one Edson Chauke, who remains at large, transferred ZWG 850,000 from the CDF account to a local wholesaler for grocery purchases,” ZACC said.
It was also alleged that Sithole spent ZWG 418,516.00 at grocery shops, hotels, and beer outlets. To cover up the misappropriation, he reportedly bought 100 bags of cement and a few roofing sheets for another school, giving the false impression that the intended projects had started.
“The Commission takes matters of public funds very seriously,” the spokesperson added. “Any official found to have abused their position will face the full force of the law.”
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