FORMER Minister of Energy and Power Development, Samuel
Undenge appeared in court last week in connection with a case in which
Intratrek Zimbabwe was corruptly awarded the Gwanda solar power plant tender by
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC).
The State argues Intratrek was awarded the said tender at
the instigation of Undenge resulting in ZPC losing over $5 million.
Undenge appeared before a Harare magistrate Mrs Learnmore
Mapiye who released him on $1 000 bail with instructions to continue residing
at his given address until finalisation of the matter.
He was remanded to August 27.
Undenge is currently on bail pending appeal on a separate
charge in which he was jailed for prejudicing the same power company of $12
650.
Undenge in 2016 handpicked a public relations company
called Fruitful Communications owned by Psychology Maziwisa and former ZBC news
anchor Oscar Pambuka to do work for ZPC. This was done without going to tender.
He was sentenced to four years in prison, with
one-and-a-half years suspended on condition he does not commit a similar crime.
The latest charges arose after businessman Chivayo’s
company, Intratrek Zimbabwe, was corruptly awarded the Gwanda solar power plant
tender.
When Chivayo initially appeared in court, the prosecution
told the court that Undenge would also be arrested in connection with the
offence.
It is alleged Chivayo failed to execute the project despite
getting $5 607 814,24 from Government.
Ms Venranda Munyoro from the Special Presidential
Anti-Corruption Unit represented the State, while Mr Alec Muchadehama appeared
on behalf of Undenge. Herald
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