THE outcome of the trial of former Managing Director of Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) William Mhando, his wife Eva and three other employees of the company will be known on April 1.
Principal Resident Magistrate Kwey
Rusema said yesterday at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar
es Salaam that he would deliver the judgment in the case upon going
through evidence produced by sides, the prosecution and defence.
In the case, the accused persons are
facing abuse of position and forgery charges in respect of a contract
for supply of stationeries valued at over 884m/-. The accused persons
have pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
In attempt to prove the charges, the
prosecution called eight witnesses. The other three employees of the
government owned company are France Mchalange and Sophia Misidai, both
Principal Accountants and Naftali Kisinga, a Supplies Officer.
The accused persons gave their own
defence to dispute the charges preferred against them by the
prosecution. A prosecutor from the Prevention and Combating of
Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Leonard Swai told the court that between April 1
and December 31, 2011, at Tanesco headquarters in Dar es Salaam, being
employed as Managing Director, Mhando abused his position in discharge
of his duties.
He (Mhando) is alleged to have failed to
declare his interests over Santa Clara Supplies Company Limited,
accompany which its directors are his wife, Eva and his children, an act
which caused the said company to be awarded a contract of supply
stationeries to Tanesco valued at 884,550,000/-.
The PCCB prosecutor claimed that such
act was in violation of the Tanesco Code of Ethics and Conduct and the
Public leadership Code of Ethics Act, thereby making the said Clara
Company to obtain an undue advantage of 31,747,000/-.
Between January 6 and July 30, 2011, at
unknown places in the city, with intent to defraud or deceit, Eva
allegedly forged an audit financial report of her company for 2007/8,
purporting to show that Finx Capital House audited the balance sheet of
the company as at December 2010, while it was untrue.
On August 9, 2011 in the city, with
intent to defraud or deceive, Eva allegedly forged a transfer of shares
or stock document, purportedly showing she had transferred her 200
ordinary shares of 10,000/- in the undertaking called Santa Clara
Supplies Company Limited to Eveta John Shing’oma, while it was untrue.
The prosecution told the court that on
August 5, 2011, at Tanesco Headquarters, knowingly and fraudulently,
Mhando’s wife uttered to the Secretary Tanesco Tender Board, the said
audit report of Santa Clara Company.
It is alleged that between April 1 and
October 31, 2011 in Dar es Salaam, being the Managing Director of Santa
Clara Company, and with intent to defraud, Eva allegedly obtained
31,747,000/- from Tanesco through supply of office stationeries after
submitting the alleged false documents.
The prosecution alleged that Mhando’s
wife had purported to show that her company had met pre-qualifications
for a tender to supply office stationery, printing and computer
consumable for the year 2011 to Tanesco
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