THE former Director General of Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA), Aloyce Masanja, appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam charged with theft and money laundering.
He allegedly stole 86m/-. Before
Principal Resident Magistrate Waliarwande Lema, the accused person
denied the charge. He was denied bail and ordered to remain in remand
custody until March 24 when the case will come up for preliminary
hearing.
The prosecution, led by officers from
the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Denis Lekayo
and Joseph Kiula, informed the court that investigations into the matter
have been completed.
Masanja allegedly stole the money
between August 1 and November 30, 2010 within the city of Dar es Salaam,
which came into his possession by virtue of his employment.
The prosecution told the court that
within the same period and place, Masanja, being the Director General of
RUBADA, engaged himself in transactions involving the said amount of
money, while knowing that the same constituted an offence of stealing.
In April, last year, government sacked
senior officials of RUBADA and ordered a probe over the disappearance of
more than 2.3bn/- development funds. The officials included Masanja,
Finance Director Filozi Mayayi and Planning and Investments Director
Tabu Ndaturu.
The suspension of the officials was
announced by the then Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and
Cooperatives, Mr Stephen Wassira, when reading a report prepared by a
special committee that was formed to investigate the long-time
complaints over mismanagement of funds at the authority.
Mr Wassira was quoted as saying that due
to poor distribution of work, some top officials forced their way into
assuming some responsibilities, which they were not supposed to handle
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