From: Colleen cb@kemetafrica.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:43 PM
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:43 PM
Hi Mike
I would like to inform companies about a
group of people masquerading as Municipal police and a City of Harare
Inspector. The ‘inspector’ is a tall African man, wearing a blue work
dustcoat with a HM printed on the pocket. The Municipal police are dressed in
uniform - 2 African men and one woman.
They are asking to see the company’s
City of Harare licences.
When I asked the ‘inspector’ for
identification and his name and work contact number, he refused. He was
arrogant and insisted he had every right to close us down if we did not show
him the licences. They came around to our work place yesterday morning, and
harassed our sales man and workshop manager and threatened to close us down if
we did not produce the licence, or pay them us$ 400-00. Management
told the salesman to let them close our doors. They said they will
be back in the afternoon to see management. They did come back in the
afternoon, but I was still unavailable so they said they would come back today,
being Wednesday, at 10:00. They arrived today at 11:30 insisting I
show them the licence or pay them us$ 400-00. As I am aware that all City
of Harare employees have an Identification document which they will present on
request, I realised that these 4 people were not who they said they were. I
played along so as not to provoke them. I insisted on
Identification, and told the police that they even should know the law, and
that anyone can walk in pretending to be someone else, and so I would take the
matter up personally with City of Harare, to confirm my rights.
They left when they realised I would not
be cooperative.
I went to City of Harare to report this
group and have been given the following information.
Call Mrs Mawere – she is in charge of
all inspectors in the Msasa area. Her number is 0772 269 864
Should anyone in Msasa have these three
walk in and you are able to take of photograph of them. You can send it to Mrs.
Mawere. With no names or pictures, action is very difficult.
City of Harare have had similar
incidences and take this seriously.
Thanks
Colleen De Bruyn
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