‘NPRC commissioners working from home’

MEMBERS of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) are reportedly operating from their homes, as the government has not yet secured office space for them, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice has disclosed.
BY VENERANDA LANGA

In its report on the 2018 Justice ministry budget, the Fortune Chasi-led Justice Portfolio Committee urged the government to adequately finance the NPRC to enable its members to operate professionally.

Although the commission was allocated about $1,4 million in this year’s budget by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, up from the $1,1 million received last year, the committee said the allocation was inadequate to cover NPRC’s needs.

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