Former Zesa Holdings group chief executive, Josh Chifamba,
and two other senior officials, were arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on allegations of appointing a city law firm
as debt collectors without board approval in a deal that prejudiced the company
of over US$3 million.
Sources said the other two are company secretary — Saidi
Sangula and corporate manager Garikai Murambiwa Churu.
They allegedly appointed Chihambakwe, Mutizwa and Partners
as debt collectors without board approval.
Zacc spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure said: “It’s
confirmed that Joshua Chifamba, Saidi Sangula and corporate manager Garikai
Murambiwa Churu are accused of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.
“They allegedly awarded debt collection contract to
Chihambakwe, Mutizwa and Partners without board resolution thereby prejudicing
the State of US$3 098 248.”
In 2018, Chifamba was arrested in connection with alleged
underhand dealings amounting to US$35 million, which involved an Indian
company, PME.
He was arrested alongside former ZETDC managing director
Julian Chinembiri and former finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo.
Chifamba’s contract expired sometime in 2018, having been
extended by four years after earlier serving for three years as Zesa chief
executive. This time, the contract was not extended by “effluxion of time”,
according to correspondence seen by The Herald.
Chifamba was already on suspension pending investigation
into allegations of criminal abuse of office and suspected irregularities
around procurement of key electrical equipment imported by two Zesa
subsidiaries from India.
His arrest yesterday comes at a time when Government has
declared war against corruption, resulting in high profile arrests including
former Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo, former Environment
Minister Priscah Mupfumira and former Agriculture Secretary Ngoni Masoka.
Herald
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