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Bikita-The Auditor General has expressed satisfaction with the progress made by Bikita Rural District Council (BRDC) in addressing findings from the 2024 audit, with 3 out of 5 issues now resolved.
In her report shelved in Parliament last month, Auditor General Vimbai Chikwenhere noted that the council had made “significant progress” in implementing prior recommendations.
“The Council made some progress in addressing audit findings and recommendations I raised in my 2024 report. I raised five audit findings; three were addressed, and two were not addressed,” the report reads.
Some of the findings listed were Allowance for Credit Losses
“The Council recognised an allowance for credit losses in 2024 as recommended”
Haryana Investments (Pvt) Ltd Controversy was another finding that was made in 2024.
“The AG noted that _Haryana Investments Private Limited_ is now registered under Bikita RDC”
The company had made headlines after allegations that the then CEO, the late Peter Chibi, and suspended Finance Director Never Mavhuna, registered it in their own names without ministerial approval and diverted council tenders to it.
The tenders included veranda fee collection, vehicle clamping, security, and bus levy collection.
Mavhuna was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission last month and remanded out of custody over the matter.
The last issue raised was Accounting in Hyperinflationary Economies.
“The Council corrected its accounting by applying the proper hyperinflation rates in 2024,” reads the report.
The 2 findings yet to be addressed are Impairment of Assets and Land and Buildings.
In the latest 2025 audit, the AG’s office raised 3 new governance findings. BRDC has pledged to address them.
BRDC Chief Executive Officer, Arnold Mtuke, said work is ongoing.
“Indeed, we continue to work on the outstanding issues. We are not yet done but almost there. We are hoping the 2026 audit next year will be clean,” said Mtuke.
Residents commended the council for its commitment, saying it will improve service delivery and governance.
However, the Bikita Residents and Rate Payers Association (BIRRA) says questions remain over the Hanyanya issue.
“As residents, we are confused as to what is happening to Hanyanya. To the best of our knowledge, the company was dissolved at the directive of the Minister in August 2024 and actioned in April 2026. From a residents’ perspective, the issue hasn’t been resolved at all,” said BIRRA Coordinator Bright Madhuyu.
Residents are also asking, “ What will happen to assets transferred from council to Hanyanya?,
Will council be reimbursed for the money collected by Hanyanya?
What action will be taken against those who allegedly registered the company and benefited personally?”
