Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Five police recruits are set to be expelled from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), for violating police Standing Orders, after they were found to be pregnant during their training.
The police trainees are Recruit Constables Mambwe Peace, Mzumala Grace, Nzvege Ashwny, Jachi Gina, and Kutesera Delyn Fungisai. They were undergoing training at Morris Depot in Harare. Part of the police internal codes read:
Should a married or unmarried policewoman fall pregnant, she can apply for maternity leave in terms of the police ‘leave’ regulations.
Police woman who falls pregnant under recruit training will be discharged from the force.
The ZRP conducted routine tests using urine samples on 162 female recruits on 30 and 31 August this year and 5 tested positive.
To confirm their pregnancy status, it was recommended they undergo an Ultrasound scan on September 5 and they tested positive.
The pregnancy status of the five was as follows: Mzumala Grace (5 weeks, 2 days old); Nzvege Ashwny (15 weeks and 3 days), Jachi Gina (14 weeks, 2 days), Kutesera Delyn Fungisai (11 weeks 6 days old) while Mambwe Peace, an incomplete miscarriage was noted.
The five were recruited into the Zimbabwe Republic Police and posted to ZRP Morris Training Depot for initial training in 2021.
They are to be dismissed as being “unfit for police duties, according to the Police Act Section (50) (a) Chapter 11:10.
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