The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has given a grace period of three moths to all Zimbabweans and public officials who have stolen state funds in one way or the other, to return them voluntarily or ready themselves to face the full force of the laws of the country.

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Mr. Mnangagwa who was sworn in barely a week ago, after former president, Robert Mugabe resigned at age 93, has vowed to deal with corruption in the country and change the face of the Zimbabwean economy.

The president has hinted of first going after all corrupt officials and he is seemingly giving credence to his words.

According to africafeeds.com, the government of Mr. Mnangagwa said in a statement on Tuesday that illegally keeping state funds amount to serious “malpractices” that “constitute a very serious economic crime against the people of Zimbabwe.”

The statement further revealed that “Huge sums of money and other assets” have been “illegally externalised by certain individuals and corporates.”

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President Mnangagwa emphasised his waring in the statement that “Those affected are thus encouraged to take advantage of the three-month moratorium to return the illegally externalised funds and assets in order to avoid the pain and ignominy of being visited by the long arm of the law.”

With high expectations after the falling of Robert Mugabe’s 37-year regime, all eyes are on the government of Mr. Mnangagwa who was his vice president to turn around the Zimbabwean economy and improve lives of the citizenry.