Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing a
charge of bribery after his company, Intratrek, transferred $10 000 to former
Zimbabwe Power Company board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje’s personal bank
account to try to influence the outcome of a tender process, is set to stand
trial on November 18, 2019.
Chivayo and Kazhanje appeared before Harare provincial
magistrate Francis Mapfumo, who remanded them to November 18 for trial.
Allegations are that in September 2013, ZPC invited bids
for the construction of the Gwanda solar project and Chivayo, through Intratrek
Zimbabwe, expressed interest.
In October 2015, the ZPC board held a meeting with Kazhanje
as board chairperson.
During the meeting, Kazhanje allegedly directed that the
ZPC management should award the tender to Intratrek.
It is averred that in the same month, the contract was
signed between ZPC management and Intratrek without the latter providing a bank
guarantee.
Chivayo then reportedly transferred $10 000 bribe money
from an Intratrek bank account to Kazhanje’s account.
The prosecution alleged that Kazhanje received the money
knowing fully well that it was bribe money to influence the ZPC board into
picking Intratrek for the project. Newsday
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