According
to
sources
cited
by The
Mirror,
Matanga’s
loyalists
are
being
demoted
to
less
influential
positions,
while
those
loyal
to
Mutamba
are
being
promoted
to
powerful
roles.
These
changes
are
reportedly
linked
to
factionalism
within
ZANU
PF
and
the
“ED2030”
agenda.
Unusually
for
police
tradition,
Mutamba
is
allegedly
carrying
out
the
transfers
quietly,
without
notifying
the
rest
of
the
force.
Said
a
source:
Police
officers
wake
up
in
the
morning
to
see
a
new
Police
boss.
This
is
how
secretive
Mutamba’s
appointments
are
taking
place.
Those
affected
by
the
transfers
range
from
the
rank
of
Superintendent
to
Commissioner.
The
most
notable
transfer
is
that
of
Commissioner
Crispen
Charumbira,
who
has
been
reassigned
to
the
CID
after
being
removed
a
few
years
ago
following
allegations
of
misconduct.
Until
this
week,
Charumbira
was
the
Officer
Commanding
Masvingo
and
had
been
cleared
of
the
charges
he
faced.
Commissioner
Nyabasa,
who
was
the
Officer
Commanding
CID
and
allegedly
aligned
with
Matanga,
has
been
transferred
to
Matabeleland
North
Province.
It
is
generally
believed
within
the
police
force
that
senior
officers
are
sent
to
Matabeleland
North
as
a
form
of
punishment.
The
Mirror
understands
that
other
commissioners
transferred
by
Mutamba
include:
Nyirenda
to
Mash
Central,
Nyakutsikwa
to
PI,
Sithole
to
Chiadzwa,
Hlabiso
to
Electronic
Traffic
Management,
Ndou
to
Monitoring
and
Evaluation,
Chizemo
to
Bulawayo,
Mbengwa
to
Masvingo,
AC
Zengeya
acting
CSO
Transport
and
Tembo
back
to
PGHQ
Training
and
Development,
Tshuma
back
to
Staff
College
and
Makamache
to
Anti
Stock
Theft.