Councillors rap ‘bribe-taking’ municipal cops

KWEKWE councillors have accused their municipal police of aiding lawlessness in the city by taking bribes from illegal vendors operating from undesignated sites.

Deputy mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa told a full council meeting last Thursday that efforts to rid the streets of illegal vendors were being frustrated by corrupt municipal police officers.

“Council police are pocketing a lot of money from vendors who are selling second-hand clothes between OK and TM Pick n Pay supermarkets, as well as other illegal selling points.

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