Resist, Reject and Report Violence, #RRRV2023
NOVEMBER 2022
4.4 Misprioritized Budgeting
During the 2023 National Budget presentation, the Minister of Finance and
Economic Development allocated $785,8 billion of the $4,5 trillion budget to
the security sector, going to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC),
Defence and War Veterans Affairs and the Home Affairs ministries. Finance
minister Professor Mthuli Ncube argued that peace guarantees public order
and safety and is critical for the country's economic development. ZPP,
since its inception, has documented cases of how the security sector,
particularly the ZRP, military and Central Intelligence Organisation, have
been used to intimidate and assault members into voting for Zanu PF during
elections. In the 2023 National Budget, the Chiefs Council received more
funding than the Chapter 12 Commissions. In recent years ZPP has also
documented how chiefs and traditional leaders have been central in
mobilising and campaigning for Zanu PF in rural areas through intimidation
and registering people into Zanu PF structures.
ZPP recommends the adoption of the following interventions to ensure
justifiable budget allocations towards strengthening good governance,
democracy and accountability institutions.
The Zimbabwe Peace Project
Monthly Monitoring Report
4.4.1 Strengthen the role of Committees of Parliament and citizen
participation in budget consultations to ensure that public resources are
allocated and spent in deserving sectors.
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