Corruption in procuring medical equipment: Zimbabwe’s health minister sacked
Zimbabwe’s Health minister, Obadiah Moyo, arrives at court in Harare, on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Moyo is facing allegations of illegally awarding a multi- million dollar contract for Covid-19 testing kits, drugs and personal protective equipment to a shadowy company. File Photo: AP/ Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked health minister Obadiah Moyo with immediate effect for inappropriate conduct, a statement from the presidency shared by information ministry secretary Nick Mangwana on Twitter on Tuesday said.
The statement did not elaborate further. Moyo was arrested in June over allegations of corruption related to the government's procurement of $60 million worth of medical equipment for the country's fight against the coronavirus.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Calls to Moyo's phone went unanswered on Tuesday.
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