Hoseah submits escrow account probe dossier

[BAK]

PCCB boss Edward Hoseah By The Citizen Reporters

Posted Tuesday, November 4 2014 at 07:44
In Summary

• INVESTIGATION: As CAG stands accused of dilly-dallying, the anti-corruption bureau moves to submit a detailed report on IPTL
• After keeping the public waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the Independent Power Tanzania Limited $122 million scandal that has rocked the nation in the past few months, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau has finally submitted its damning investigation dossier
  
  
  Dar es Salaam. The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has submitted to Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda its investigation report about the multibillion-shilling Tegeta escrow account, it was confirmed yesterday.
  
  The PCCB move comes as the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) was yesterday accused of deliberately delaying the final report to prevent Parliament from debating it.
  
  But the move also came as a relief for the government, which has been under pressure by the donor community to complete investigations and prosecute those responsible for the scandal.
  
  Donors announced last month that they were suspending general budget support totalling about Sh1 trillion, pending the completion and outcome of the investigation.
  
  When the $122 million (Sh207billion as per the current exchange rate) escrow saga first emerged, the CAG's office promised to finish the forensic audit within 45 days.
  
  It was in April, this year, when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) directed the CAG to conduct a forensic audit and establish how billions of shillings were withdrawn from the Tegeta escrow account and paid to Pan Africa Power Solutions (Tanzania) Limited (PAP).
  
  PAP is owned by Kenyan tycoon Harbinder Singh Sethi and his son, and claims to have lawfully acquired 70 per cent of Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) from Mechmar Corporation, which is based in Malaysia.
  
  The CAG initially asked for 45 days, but has spent about 200 days, or roughly six months, conducting its investigation. PCCB carried out a similar investigation over a much shorter period.
  
  The Citizen understands that PCCB completed its in-depth investigation into the IPTL scandal in September after questioning various witnesses and suspects in and outside the country.
  
  Responding to a question asked by journalists during the anti-corruption symposium for southern African countries in Mwanza yesterday, PCCB Director General Dr Edward Hoseah, confirmed that he submitted the final report to the Prime Minister last week.
  
  Dr Hoseah said he submitted the report to the Prime Minister because he was the one who directed him to investigate the matter.
  
  However, the PCCB chief did not disclose the contents of his report
  
  In another development, PAC chairman Zitto Kabwe yesterday accused the CAG's office of deliberately delaying the submitting of the audit report to ensure it was not debated during the November parliamentary sitting, which begins today.
  
  Mr Kabwe had earlier given the CAG until October 31 to submit the report so that it could be lined up for debate in Parliament.
  
  He said the delay meant that Parliament would not be able to process the report as earlier expected.
  
  "The CAG's office is putting its reputation in jeopardy. The PCCB report has already been submitted to the Prime Minister, but the CAG report has yet to be handed in. Why?" Mr Kabwe queried, adding, "Members are worried that something fishy is going on…there is no concrete reason to delay the report."
  
  Mr Kabwe further accused the acting CAG, Mr Francis Mwakapalila, of harbouring a hidden agenda, saying he had for the past two weeks been giving flimsy excuses for not submitting the report to Parliament as earlier expected.
  
  This means that the earliest the report can be debated is February, next year.
  
  But the delay also means that donors will continue to withhold their budget support, further affecting the government's plans as outlined in the 2014/15 budget.
  
  Contacted yesterday, Mr Mwakapalila said, "I have the report here with me…I'm still reading it…I'm not yet through with it."
  
  Asked when will he submit the report, he responded, "I can't say when exactly the report will be submitted because I'm still working on it."
  
  The acting CAG also denied allegations that he was deliberately dragging his feet to ensure the report is not debated in the parliamentary sitting that will take place in the next two weeks.
  
  Asked last week about the investigations conducted by PCCB and CAG, PAP Company Secretary Joseph Makandege said the move was in contempt of court, adding that the matter had already been decided by the High Court of Tanzania.
  
  Mr Makandege and Mr Sethi insist that the acquisition of the 70 per cent IPTL stake was aboveboard.

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[Mr Rocky]

BAK mtasubiri sana matokeo ya hii report na kama watakuw ana guts za kufanya lolote au watasamehewa na kuambiwa wazirudishe fedha kama wale wa EPA au watakutwa na hatia na wataambiwa wajuiuzulu na mchezo umeisha au kesi iende mahakamani iwe kama ya akina Mramba na Yona haiishi.

Kwa kuwa ni wakubwa na wana fedha ila wewe iba kuku kama hutachomwa moto au ukibahatika kupona ukienda mahakamani kesi yako haichukui siku mbili ushahukumiwa kifungo

 

[amkawewe]

Thanks BAK for sharing this sad news for our betterment if at all the donors will keep holding their monies

 

[Tized]

Games as ussual.

Just another son from another mother who is also the mother of the other one. Both toothless but they are confronted with an elephant's skin to chew infront of cameramen.

Ofcourse they must fail and every one know that, But as headless chicken do, These sons of men will come up with a defence that ''The pictures and video taken have been tempered with to reflect what they didnt do while they ate the whole skin even the side bornes they were able to grind them by their lips, only to regret that there some people and political parties for reasons best known to themselves are trying to take advantage of the cameras to defile ''The clean them''.

Albeit everyone understands its impossible for men to eat that, but they take full pride without knowing they are one step away to destruction or the contrary.

Any way, I was just dreaming, The report is not delayed Mr BAK, just the cook has not finished yet adding the remaining spices. ''In here even the taste of poison must taste sweet'' you know.

 

[MANI]

Games as ussual.

Just another son from another mother who is also the mother of the other one. Both toothless but they are confronted with an elephant's skin to chew infront of cameramen. Ofcourse they must fail and every one know that, But as headless chicken do, These sons of men will come up with a defence that ''The pictures and video taken have been tempered with to reflect what they didnt do while they ate the whole skin even the side bornes they were able to grind them by their lips, only to regret that there some people and political parties for reasons best known to themselves are trying to take advantage of the cameras to defile ''The clean them''.

Albeit everyone understands its impossible for men to eat that, but they take full pride without knowing they are one step away to destruction or the contrary.

Any way, I was just dreaming, The report is not delayed Mr BAK, just the cook has not finished yet adding the remaining spices. ''In here even the taste of poison must taste sweet'' you know.

Last paragraph has the main reason why there is a delay on submitting the report.

 

[BAK]

Mkuu Mr Rocky nashangaa sana kwamba report iko tayari lakini haijadiliwa Bungeni hadi February, 2015!!! Miezi minne baadaye huku hii Serikali dhalimu ikilalama kwamba kitendo cha nchi Wafadhili cha kukataa kutia shilingi Trilioni moja kimeathiri sana bajeti ya 2014/2015.

Sasa kama hali ni hiyo kwanini wasubiri miezi minne baadaye kuijadili report hiyo Bungeni? Kwanini kisiitishwe kikao cha dharura cha Bunge mwisho wa mwezi huu au mwanzoni mwa mwezi ujao!?

 

[FaizaFoxy]

Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah.

We will now see super experts who think they are superior and better than PCCB and CAG in this thread.

Tanzanians love gossip and rumors, simply mere talks.

 

[nyabhingi]

vinchi vya kiafrika vishenzishenzi kama Tanzania lazima ukute watendaji was serikali kutupa weledi na maadili na kujiingiza kwenye siasa,huyu mpuuzi kashaitwa ikulu na kumegewa mlungula for his silence..!

 

[rpg]

Usishangae BAK, hii ni nchi ya ajabu sana, serikali imeshiriki kwenye uhujumu huo kwa kuwa haina huruma kwa wananchi. Pili viongozi wa bunge wana interest sawa na viongozi wa serikali. Mbaya zaidi, hata wabunge wengi ambao ni CCM wana interest sawa na serikali. Kufuja kadri wawezavyo.

Ingekuwa ni rahisi sana kama kweli wabunge wangekuwa wanawajibika kwa ajili ya wananchi. Wangeweza kuomba ijadiliwe kwa lazima!

 

[nyabhingi]

Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah.

We will now see super experts who think they are superior and better than PCCB and CAG in this thread.

Tanzanians love gossip and rumors, simply mere talks.

the same cag and pccb issued a clean certificate over ccm's epa theft until mighty Ernst&young,who could neither be bought nor sold spilled the beans...

 

[BAK]

Mkuu Mr Rocky zile walizokwapua za EPA ambazo ni sawa na shilingi 139 billion, inadaiwa wezi walirudisha 70 bilioni ambazo Kikwete alidai zitatumika katika kununua madawati nchini.

Hadi hii leo hakuna ushahidi wa kuonyesha hizo 70 bilioni ni kweli zilirudishwa na kama zilirudishwa ni akina nani waliozirudisha majina na kiasi kilichorudishwa na wezi hao na pia hakuna hata dawati moja lililonunuliwa na hizo 70 bilioni "zilizorudishwa".

 

[Mr Rocky]

Mkuu Mr Rocky zile walizokwapua za EPA ambazo ni sawa na shilingi 139 billion, inadaiwa wezi walirudisha 70 bilioni ambazo Kikwete alidai zitatumika katika kununua madawati nchini. Hadi hii leo hakuna ushahidi wa kuonyesha hizo 70 bilioni ni kweli zilirudishwa na kama zilirudishwa ni akina nani waliozirudisha majina na kiasi kilichorudishwa na wezi hao na pia hakuna hata dawati moja lililonunuliwa na hizo 70 bilioni "zilizorudishwa".

Mkuu BAK si juzi tulikuwa na harambee ya kuchangia ujenzi wa madawati zile hazikutosha kabisa bana na si unajua zile zilinunua madawati machache sana kwa hiyo ndo maana PM alikuwa na Harambee ya kuchangia madawati juzi hapa.
Mkuu Bilioni Sabibi ni chache sana kwa madawati hayatatosha na wewe unataka wakuu wale wapi wakati wanapitisha mchanganuo huo wa budget ya kununulia madawati. Maana tukitumia Bil 10 hapo kwa vikao na Bil 10 kwa ajili ya kutangaza tender na Bil 10 kwa ajili ya kupitisha mkandarasi na pia Bil nyingine zikatumika kwa ajili ya safari za kufuatilia utengenezaji wa madfawati na tukatengeneza madawati ya Mili 100 tuu hapo si yanatosha Mkuu BAK

 

[MANI]

Mkuu Mr Rocky zile walizokwapua za EPA ambazo ni sawa na shilingi 139 billion, inadaiwa wezi walirudisha 70 bilioni ambazo Kikwete alidai zitatumika katika kununua madawati nchini.

Hadi hii leo hakuna ushahidi wa kuonyesha hizo 70 bilioni ni kweli zilirudishwa na kama zilirudishwa ni akina nani waliozirudisha majina na kiasi kilichorudishwa na wezi hao na pia hakuna hata dawati moja lililonunuliwa na hizo 70 bilioni "zilizorudishwa".

Kwa hiyo dawati moja ni zaidi ya bilioni 70.

 

[Deo]

Hii ripoti ni yakuzuia BUNGE lisijadili swala la escrow

 

[bona]

Mkuu Mr Rocky zile walizokwapua za EPA ambazo ni sawa na shilingi 139 billion, inadaiwa wezi walirudisha 70 bilioni ambazo Kikwete alidai zitatumika katika kununua madawati nchini.

Hadi hii leo hakuna ushahidi wa kuonyesha hizo 70 bilioni ni kweli zilirudishwa na kama zilirudishwa ni akina nani waliozirudisha majina na kiasi kilichorudishwa na wezi hao na pia hakuna hata dawati moja lililonunuliwa na hizo 70 bilioni "zilizorudishwa".

Nacki zile zilzorud ilikua ktk form ya afadhali na sie tumepata mlitaka mle peke yenu! hakuna hata dawati moja lililonunuliwa wala hatujui ziko wapi na waliorudisha hawajulikan!!!!

 

[jfour]

Imkiona inachelewa sana tengenezeni ya kwenu,Itakayo wapendeza nyinyi!!! Uharo mwingi unawatoka midomoni mwenu, Kwahiyo atoe ripoti hata kama haijakamilika?????

 

[Criterion]

BAK ahsante kwa updates. Kwa jinsi serikali ya ccm ilivyo, sichelei kusema kitakachopelekwa bungeni mtashangaa. Muda huu wote wanachelewa ili wachakachue kitaalamu zaidi kuliko walivyofanya kwenye BMK. By the way hakuna asiyefahamu ccm wanatumiaga delay tactics ii wapate nafasi ya kuchakachua na ku divert attentions ili watu wasiendelee kuwa makini na suala husika.

Mungu Isaidie Tanzania

 

[jfour]

Hakuna cha kuchakachua humo ukichakachua utasema iptl hawakustahili malipo! Je ni kweli iptl hawakustahili malipo wakati waliuuza umeme na fedha zao kutunzwa kwenye escrow account??? Kwa zaidi ya miaka 5 iptl hakupewa malipo yao kutokana na ombi la vipem kuwa iptl wasiendelee kulipwa kwani wanamgogoro wa kimaslahi kati yao (mechmar na vipem). Mgogoro umekwisha mahakamni, wabia wamemaliza mgogoro wao kwanini wasichukue fedha zao???




hii siyo kama richmond walishusha vijenereta chakavu viwili pale harafu wakapiga hela na mahakamani wakatupeleka kupitia dowans na wanatudai.
This is iptl/pap ni kampuni iliyofua umeme na inaendelea kufua umeme. Watanzania wenzetu wameajiriwa humo na wengine wanapata ajira indirectly kupitia makampuni yaliyo outsource tenda mbalimbali.

 

[optimus prime]

Kuna wajinga wachache tu ndio hawajaelewa kuwa escrow account haikutunza fedha za umma, ilitunza fedha za IPTL na ndio maana wakati wa ufunguaji akaunti hiyo kupitia escrow agreement mkurugenzi wa IPTL wakati huo Bahruden Majid alikuwepo na akatia saini makubariano hayo ya pande tatu, yaani IPTL, serikali na BOT kama escrow agent.

 

[optimus prime]

Mnajitia vidole na kucheka wenyewe eeehhh!

fedha ya escrow account haijawahi wala haitakuja kuwa mali ya umma hata kama ikitengenezwa ripoti na MBOWE.