Police Commanders Urged To Show Empathy When Addressing Officers' Welfare Issues

A memorandum from the Police HQ to police commanders shows the dire economic situation for police officers in the country.

Police commanders are encouraged to be zealous in assisting members where possible especially for transport and accommodation on transfers. Below is the memo in full:

1CQ4 HHHT4 BBB13 BHT3 UUUT3 CCCT3 GGGT3 MMMT3 EEET3 WWWT3 SSST3 TTTT3 DDOT4 ZZITO ZEFI OO 3010258 FROM COMPOL HRA TO ALL STNS CLASS” RDO PN 149/20 DD 30/06/20
‘IMMEDIATE’

SUBJECT: WELFARE OF MEMBERS STOP

ADDRESSEES ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING WELFARE ISSUES OF MEMBERS UNDER THEIR COMMAND CMM ESPECIALLY DURING THE PREVAILING PHASE OF UNSTABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT EXACERBATED BY THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC STOP COMMANDERS THEREFORE CMM SHOULD HAVE A KEEN INTEREST AND THE ZEAL TO ASSIST MEMBERS WHERE POSSIBLE STOP THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION ON TRANSFERS AND FOR THOSE STAYING AWAY FROM STATIONS AMONG OTHER PERTINENT ISSUES CMM AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE POLICE STANDING ORDERS AND REGULATIONS SHOULD BE PRIORITISED STOP IMPARTIALITY AND EMPATHY MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN ADDRESSING ISSUES TO DO WITH THE WELFARE OF SUBORDINATES STOP STOP

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Last month twenty-eight Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court challenging the legality of their transfer to various stations exceeding 400 kilometres from Harare.

The officers said they earn salaries less than $2 000 a month and the transport costs for each one of them exceed $20 000 and if they are to relocate, Commissioner General of Police Godwin Matanga and the Police Service Commission should provide financial assistance.