Sharleen Mohammed
THE African Development Bank (AFDB) says it will continue supporting the Zimbabwean government’s different sectors’ initiatives in its endeavor to strengthen governance and accountability.
Addressing Speaker of the National Assembly, Honorable Jacob Mudenda and Senate President Marbel Chinomona in Harare, recently, AFDB Zimbabwe’s chief officer in charge Belinda Chesire said the bank will continue to carefully seek areas in which to intervene to optimize the effectiveness of its support, remaining committed to help Zimbabwe’s transition to an upper middle-class economy by 2030.
AFDB handed over two minibuses to Parliament worth over US$106 000.
Parliament of Zimbabwe engaged United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for procurement services while the AFDB sourced and provided funds for the minibuses’ purchase by the UN agency.
“In collaboration with other development partners, the Bank Group will continue supporting efforts to build capacity regarding Parliament’s oversight role and deepen dialogue as concerns the need to align laws to the constitution.
“This will be attained through enhancing the mobilisation of revenue and improving fiscal discipline and enhance oversight by parliamentary, auditing and procurement authorities.
“As AFDB, we are honored to be handing over two minibuses valued at US$106 000 to the Parliament of Zimbabwe,” Said Mrs Chesire.
Over the years, AfDB has established itself as a pivotal partner in the development efforts of Zimbabwe.
The bank’s involvement backdates to the strengthening institutions for Transparency and accountability (SITA) project which ran from 2016 to 2019.
The AfDB provided substantial funding amounting to US$2.3 million for this project, which played a vital role in bolstering the achievement of the 8th Parliament’s strategic objectives.
Notably, the project catalyzed the establishment of a Parliamentary Training Academy.
