Former President of Zimbabwe is expected to face Zimbabwe parliament’s committee probing his claim that some diamond revenues were stolen during his tenure.
The parliament of the Southern African country has summoned the former to give evidence on Wednesday on ongoing investigation into the missing revenue from diamond mining.
Mr. Mugabe is to be questioned over his 2016 claim that the country lost $15 billion in income from diamonds due to corruption and foreign exploitation.
Mugabe’s own regime has been accused of siphoning off diamond profits, but the current parliament wants to get to the bottom of the missing $15 billion revenue.
A parliamentary notice for May 23 was released on Monday and read that “Subject to confirmation, oral evidence from His Excellency, the former president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, comrade RG Mugabe, on diamond mining revenues”.
Robert Mugabe was forced to resign from power in 2017 after a military takeover haven ruled the country for decades.
He was succeeded by Emmerson Mnangagwa who has vowed to restore the economic fortunes of the Southern African country.
Source: Africafeeds.com
