Dismissed Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune
Chasi is likely to be arrested and dragged before the courts anytime soon
following serious allegations of corruption that are being levelled against
him, midlands news can reveal.
Chasi who was dismissed last week and replaced by Soda
Zhemu, faces several corruption charges chief among them the Wicknel Chivayo
Gwanda solar power project in which he is suspected to have illegally benefited
soon after his appointment early last year and this could have angered the
appointing authority President Emmerson Mnangagwa, government sources have
said.
A top government official, who spoke to midlands news,
alleged Chasi has been trying hard to push several deals linked to condemned
Chivhayo and his company Intratek Zimbabwe.
The source close to the executive, said there are
allegations to the fact that Chasi now owns a fleet of haulage trucks courtesy
of some controversial business people who have been doing business with Zesa
which was under his armpit. Apart from Chivhayo, several names were also thrown
into the ring.
“Like many other government ministers, Chasi has been under
surveillance for sometime now. Number one (Mnangagwa) is not happy at all as he
suspects some of his Ministers of championing corruption, sabotage and
undermining his authority among many other things. In the next coming days, i
see him Chasi before the courts”, the source said.
He added that despite the fact that Chivhayo is still to be
cleared by the courts in a botched Zesa solar power deal, Chasi ordered the
corruption riddled Zesa to continue doing work with Chivhayo and his Intratek.
Chasi was recently fired from government over conduct
inconsistent with Mnangagwa’s expectations according to a statement from Chief
Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda.
When reached for a comment Sunday Chasi could neither deny
nor confirm the allegations being levelled against him. He also took time to
dismiss the latest tweets by former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo which he
described as unhelpful.
“We are in a mudslinging phase now! I accept all that. I
have responded to it . I know nothing about Sotic nor have I caused any
investigation in connection there with. All ends well for those who mean well.
“Liberat veritas”, Chasi said in response to the allegations.
Jonathan Moyo yesterday took to Twitter claiming that Chasi
was fired for trying to reverse a deal in “Mnangagwa and SB Moyo stole USD 1, 2
billion disguised as a state loan from SOTIC INTERNATIONAL fronted by Kuda
Tagwirei. The theft was structured by SB, using NOIC assets as mortgages.” Midlands
News
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