Hoseah on ESCROW Scandal: No one would be spared

[BAK]

“There is no cause for alarm...Just give us time to discharge our duties and you will soon see more people dragged to court immediately after we accomplish our investigations” Dr Edward Hoseah, PCCB Boss
By Katare Mbashiru,The Citizen Reporter

Posted Friday, January 16 2015 at 07:52
In Summary

• The anti-corruption czar says investigators from his office are working round the clock and all those connected with the scam will be taken to court as soon as possible.
• The director-general of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau says more suspects will be brought to court any time

Dar es Salaam. Not a single public servant who pocketed a share of the escrow billions from VIP Engineering and Marketing’s James Rugemalira will be spared, the head of the anti-corruption watchdog told The Citizen yesterday.

If anything, according to the director-general of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), more suspects will be brought to court any time now to face graft charges. Dr Edward Hoseah’s assurance comes barely two days after two senior public servants were charged with corruption in the Tegeta escrow account scam on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam.

They stand accused of corruptly receiving nearly Sh500 million from the traceable to the Tegeta escrow account. These are Mr Rugonzibwa Mujunangoma, the director of legal services at the ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, and Mr Theophillo Bwakea, a principal engineer at the Rural Energy Agency (REA).

Mr Mujunangoma reportedly received Sh323.4 million from Mr Rugemalira. The money is said to have been a reward for handling IPTL affairs favourably as a liquidator. Mr Bwakea has been charged with receiving Sh161.7 million for allegedly “facilitating” the policy under which the private sector would be allowed to produce and sell electricity to Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco).

The anti-corruption Czar said investigators from his office are working round the clock and all those connected with the scam will be taken to court as soon as possible. His remarks come against a backdrop of accusations of selective justice in prosecuting those who received money from Mr Rugemalira, but Dr Hoseah dismissed the claims and warned that those who received bribes should prepare to face the law.

PCCB investigators have reportedly interrogated a dozen public servants who received millions of shillings from Mr Rugemalira. They include officials from the state-owned power utility, Tanesco, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, the Registration Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) and State House.


Investigators are also on the trail of more beneficiaries, including those whose cash was wired abroad. A senior government official (name withheld) is said to have received about $3million (Sh5.1 billion), which was wired to his foreign bank account in Johannesburg from one of the IPTL shareholders.


But when asked whether the recently sacked Land and Human settlements Minister, Prof Anna Tibaijuka, was on the list of those likely to appear in court, Dr Hoseah said it was illegal to name or disclose details to do with those under investigation.

Prof Tibaijuka was sacked on December 22 for receiving Sh1.6 billion from Mr Rugemalira.


“There is no cause for alarm,” Dr Hoseah said, adding: “Just give us time to discharge our duty and you will soon see more people dragged to court immediately after we accomplish our investigations.’’


Other high profile officials implicated in the Tegeta escrow scandal are Mr Frederick Werema, who resigned as Attorney General in December, and Energy and Minerals Permanent Secretary Eliakim Maswi, who has since been suspended pending the outcome of further investigations on his role in the scam.

Seven Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) top officials have been suspended for failing to collect tax on money withdrawn from the controversial account.

In a move seen as a big blow to the beneficiaries of the VIP billions, TRA has issued a 30-day notice to all those who received money from Mr Rugemalira to pay 30 per cent income tax plus the penalty before the end of this month.


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[Pdidy]

Hats epa alisemahivi nioweke speech take home,,,,tena aachekurudia sparesparezatairi???

 

[BONGOLALA]

Bila Chenge kufikishwa mahakamani PCCB watakua hawajafanya kitu

 

[Sikonge]

Hossea akubali tu kuwa ingawa ni MBWA, ila hana meno ya kuwashika Vigogo.

Kila siku anavaa hili TAYA feki na kujifanya ni meno makali sana. Wanaomjua wanamchora tu....

 

[Salary Slip]

Bila Gurumo kushitakiwa,itakuwa ni funika kombe mwanaharamu apite.

 

[Keykey]

Well said, 'SELECTIVE JUSTICE'

PCCB et al. are ccm tools, never trust them. Huu nao ni usanii mwingine, yatakuwa kama yale ya EPA au ya akina Mramba.

 

[nyamchele]

Hossea akubali tu kuwa ingawa ni MBWA, ila hana meno ya kuwashika Vigogo.

Kila siku anavaa hili TAYA feki na kujifanya ni meno makali sana. Wanaomjua wanamchora tu....

Huyu anauwezo wa kula vidagaa tu...hayo meno aliyonayo hayawezi kufua dafu mbele ya papa....akitokea papa hapo huyu atajipeleka mwenyewe kumezwa....

 

[Determinantor]

Hats epa alisemahivi nioweke speech take home,,,,tena aachekurudia sparesparezatairi???

Kha, keyboard yako bado tu? Hebu weka hio speech yake tumsikilize na kuisoma

 

[Determinantor]

Tanzania ni nchi ya ajabu sana sana, wale ni tone tu la maji kwenye bahari, kuna siku moja tutaamka Tanzania haipo, take my word

 

[POMPO]

Serikali ilikuwepo kuwasaidi masikini, sasa imekuwa tofauti serikali inawaibia masikini

 

[dolevaby]

Mimi sielewi kitu moja Bwana mkubwa kabisa sialisema ile dili nisawa sasa hawa wanaopelekwa Mahakamani wanakosa gani?

 

[matawi]

Hossea akubali tu kuwa ingawa ni MBWA, ila hana meno ya kuwashika Vigogo.

Kila siku anavaa hili TAYA feki na kujifanya ni meno makali sana. Wanaomjua wanamchora tu....

Nimempenda huyu mbwa

 

[Tanzania Kwanza 2015]

Tehe tehe tehe.... walio beba lumbesa pale stanbic wako wapi? Ina maana kama Ruge nae angezigawa cash leo tusingekuwa na kesi yeyote na Pccb wangekuwa wamelala. ... only in Tz..

 

[BAK]

Wale wote wa Ikulu waliochukuwa mgao ikiwemo mama Wama wapandishwe kizimbani, fisadi Chenge, Ngeleja na wengineo wote bila ya kuwasahau wale waliopokea mgao kupitia bank ya Stanbic. Ruge naye apandishwe kizimbani kwa kutoa rushwa na pia alipishwe kodi baada ya "kuuza share" zake na kupata bulungutu kubwa.

Bila Gurumo kushitakiwa,itakuwa ni funika kombe mwanaharamu apite.

 

[Mwanamayu]

Hapa nionavyo mimi VIP alikuwa ana-facilitate pesa ya mgombea Urais na wabunge. Hii itakuwa ni vita ya wao kwa wao. CCM imekuwa ikichukua fedha serikalini kwa mambo yao ya chama; sasa namna ya kuzichukua bila CAG kuona ni kutumia mitindo ya Richmond, EPA, n.k.

Hapa watakuwa wamegeukana hawa jamaa. Halafu kwa nini Dr. Hosea aangalii na wasiokuwa watumishi wa umma? Halafu na wale wa Stanbic vipi?

Mtuumiwa wa kwanza ni yule aliyetangaza kwa umma kuwa ESCROW ni akaunti maalum, kwa shughuli maalum, kwa wakati maalum, na kwa watu maalum!!!

 

[adolay]

Hii kitu CCM na Kikwete wanadhan wata spin-mind watanzania na kutoka salama

Nasema hapana, hii Escrow itawachonganisha wao kwa wao, na hakuna atakayeponyoka hapa.

Watanzania waleo niwadadisi huwezi wapotezea kirahisi, vyama vya siasa vimekomaa huwezi potezea

tena ndani ya ccm wanadhurumiana, wanabaguwana, wanapakana matope, hawa watakumbuka shuka kumekucha.

 

[Ngatele]

Mbona mtoa rushwa hajafikishwa mahakamani? Kwa mujibu wa sheria mtoa rushwa na mpokea rushwa wote wana makosa!!

 

[Bulesi]

Well said, 'SELECTIVE JUSTICE'

PCCB et al. are ccm tools, never trust them. Huu nao ni usanii mwingine, yatakuwa kama yale ya EPA au ya akina Mramba.

Hii yote anayofanya Hosea ni danganya toto kwa wafadhili ili waone kuwa hii serikali ya magamba inafanya kitu kuhusiana na ufisadi ili waweze kuachia zile fedha za budget support walizobania!!! At the end of the day itakuwa ndio yale yale ya wakina Lukaza na Jeetu Patel kula bata mitaani huku walikomba mabilioni ya EPA!! Mkwereee oyeeeee!!

 

[Descartes]

"There is no cause for alarm...Just give us time to discharge our duties and you will soon see more people dragged to court immediately after we accomplish our investigations" Dr Edward Hoseah, PCCB Boss

Simply put: Easier said than done....

 

[MANI]

Tanzania ni nchi ya ajabu sana sana, wale ni tone tu la maji kwenye bahari, kuna siku moja tutaamka Tanzania haipo, take my word

Halafu cha kushangaza wanakamatwa waliopokea alie toa anapeta.