Vodacom Tanzania managing director and Tala business operations manager
have been charged with causing the government the loss of $2.5 million
in fraudulent use of their networks. FOTOSEARCH
The bosses of Tanzania’s leading cellular network company
Vodacom and fintech firm Tala were on Wednesday charged with economic
crimes in Dar es Salaam.
The Vodacom managing director
and Tala business operations manager charged alongside six other company
staff in the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court with causing the
government the loss of Tsh5.8 billion ($2.5 million) in fraudulent use
of their networks.
The companies and their staff face 10 charges of contravening the Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, 2002.
The
court was told that on diverse dates between January 1, 2018 and March
11, 2019 the accused intentionally and wilfully organised a criminal
racket which cost the government the money.
They were
Vodacom new managing director Hisham Abdel Hendia, Joseph Gichui
Nderitu, Olaf Peter Muburi, Joseph Mumburi, Joseph Muhere and Ibrahim
Bonzo.
The others were Ahmed Hashim Ngassa, business
operation manager of Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd (trading as Tala
Tanzania) and the company’s information technology specialist Brian
Keneth Lusiola.
Vodacom Tanzania and its staff were accused of importing and
installation of electronic communication equipment without licence, and
operating network facilities without licence, contrary to Electronic and
Postal Communications Act, 2010.
They were further
accused of fraudulent use of network facilities, use of unapproved
electronic equipment connected to electronic communication network
service, use of numbers without relevant assignment, occasioning loss of
specified authority, permitting use of network services without
relevant assignment, occasioning loss to a specified authority in breach
of the economic and Organised Crime Control Act.
They were remanded, as the crimes they are accused of are not bailable.
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