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Mike Chimombe Embroiled In Harare Streetlight Procurement Scandal

9 months agoThu, 27 Jun 2024 05:43:01 GMT
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Mike Chimombe Embroiled In Harare Streetlight Procurement Scandal

A company linked to Mike Chimombe has been implicated in a tender scandal related to the procurement of 500 streetlights for the city of Harare.

As reported by The Herald, Chimombe allegedly used a fake company and falsified documents to secure the tender to install 500 streetlights in the capital to supplement the 1 202 installed through Rwanda Energy Group and ZESA.

Chimombe’s firm was reportedly declared unsuccessful during a council debriefing, but surprisingly, it was awarded the tender.

Donax Enterprises Private Limited filed an application to challenge the procurement proceedings conducted by the City of Harare, claiming it was not notified of its disqualification or disbarment until the council approved the procurement.

The Harare City Council allegedly knew that Chimombe’s company had falsified documents and misinterpreted information, yet still awarded the tender to the company.

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It is further alleged that Chimombe frequently visited council officials and exerted influence over them to act in his favour.

In an interview with The Herald, Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume said that while Chimombe’s firm was awarded the tender some time ago, it had yet to fulfil the contract and deliver the streetlights. Said Mafume:

It is shocking that these guys were given the tender a long time ago, but nothing concrete has been seen after being given full payment.

These people must be blacklisted so that in future they must not be awarded such crucial tenders.

Necessary action will be taken against these people, for now the case is being handled by our auditors and all law enforcement authorities will help in the investigations of matters of this magnitude.

Chimombe and his business partner, Moses Mpofu, appeared before Harare Regional Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Wednesday, June 26, facing fraud charges.

The duo allegedly forged a ZIMRA Tax clearance certificate and an NSSA compliance certificate in the name of Blackdeck Private Limited and attached them in a bidding document which they submitted to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development for a tender for the supply and delivery of goats for the Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme.

The Ministry transferred ZWL$901 294 200 and ZWL$698 705 800 on 21 April 2022 and 28 June 2022 respectively into their bank account.

The total amount was ZWL$1.6 billion and was equivalent to US$7 712 197.

Chimombe and Mpofu allegedly lied to the Ministry that they had mobilised 32 500 goats across the provinces, when in fact, they only had 3,713 goats in their holding sites.

Chimombe and Mpofu’s woes started when they accused ZANU PF sympathiser Wicknell Chivayo of fraudulently changing their contract with South African company Ren-Form and Better Brands to supply voting material to ZEC in the run-up to the 2023 general elections.

They are also suspected to have leaked Chivayo’s voice notes in which he claimed to have captured President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Self-exiled former cabinet minister, Walter Mzembi, recently said Chivayo will not be prosecuted or ostracized by the “system” but his erstwhile colleagues (Chimombe and Mpofu) who turned against him were in trouble.

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38 Comments

Anonymous · 9 months ago
Wait wadii, kusure kurikushosha so nnokuitwa mukadzi nevamwe varume. Uchinyanya kutaurisa, idya wakanyarara kana wapihwa mukanya. Mukadzi ana Kapfupi so. Dei mhanduwe aripadyo aaaaa...
Mudhibhisi · 9 months ago
Mbavha
MUKANYAPAZVESE · 9 months ago
When it rains it pours!
KG · 9 months ago
MOMBE CHENA INOPARIRA PAVETE NHEMA. KUSHAYA PFUNGWA KWEZVIKOMBA ZVINORWIRA MUKADZI WEMUNHU. VAKOMANA VAVA MUMADHAKA SEKUTAMBA. TOONA KUNOWIRA SVIMBO NEDOBWE
edpfee mnwanangu · 9 months ago
aluta continua ✊
Zim-Sketch · 9 months ago
chimombe's crime is that he provoked the second in command
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Anonymous · 9 months ago
Sir vakataura kuti I'm now 20 times bigger than before wani🤣🤣🤣vakomana didn't get it 🙌😂
xxc · 9 months ago
ko dai pasina nyaya yaChivhayo zvaibuda here izviiii
Khumalo motors · 9 months ago
PRESIDENT MNNANGWAGWA'S FRIENDS. PATHETIC. THIEVES AROUND THE PRESIDENT. EVEN THE LOOKS TELL THE TYPE OF GWEJA ARE THESE GUYS. DONT KNOW HOW OUR LERNED PRESIDENT COULD NOT PICK IT UP.
mnangagwa · 9 months ago
ko nhai imi ko zvese zvamunoti matenders hazvina maAuditors here vanocheker kuti vatakapa tender yembudzi varikuzvifambisa sei.kungopa munhu Mari kwakutorara hope chokwadi.
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Most government and council entities are not audited. Even audited the results are not important if a ZANU linked person is involved in fraud.
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Mrambwi · 9 months ago
Dai vachipiwawo malife sentence mhani. Mbavha huru kashoma kufira mumajeri. Majeri ndeedu isu vasina chinhu, akavakirwa isusu. Kana uchida kuona kuti mutemo hautambi newe, iba upfu 5kg muShop uwone. Apa nzara ino unenge watenderera kubatanidza kuti vana vadye sadza. Washaiwa zano unopedzisira waita saizvozvo. Hakuna bail, kupiwa mutongo wakakufanira- unodzoka mutongo wapera. Zvino magaint ayo, inews badzi. Takasikwa zvakasiyana vakomana.
trains · 9 months ago
walter mzembi akataura chokwadi
Ghetto Prophet · 9 months ago
Hapana chinhu chiri kudiwa ah ah apa pari kudiwa munhu, pari kudiwa Chimombe🤔🤔
Cde hondo · 9 months ago
They failed to deliver because of sanctions and chivhayo had to overcharge he wanted to beat sanctions..... It's now crystal clear that sanctions are used as a smoke screen to loot this country. The elephant in the room is corruption. The best way to deal with it is by removing its god father the one condoning it. He and his family and friends are the most corrupt
· 9 months ago
"The Bishop is corrupt", so said his late bodyguard who died mysteriously shortly afterwards.
observer💯 · 9 months ago
zvima state institution 🚮🚮🚮🚮
rebelyus · 9 months ago
This is being mentioned because of the ChivhayoGate scandals. Without that this could have been kept Secret. Corruption is at the core of the Zimbabwean government and public officials.
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Hold your excitement. Chimombe and his cahoots shall have the last laugh.
𝕷𝖊𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖉 · 9 months ago
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚞𝚙𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎.𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚒 𝚖𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚣𝚑𝚊 𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚒 𝚔𝚞 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚣𝚒
eb · 9 months ago
zvava pachena kuti kana uchirwa ne boyz unopinda ma1111111 Nyaya yakatanga iri yachivayo now ziii yadzokera vaito complainer kuvharwawo Zim so
Tambaoga · 9 months ago
eh yakumastreet lights .ko yatakatanganayo iya howfar?
wenjanja general · 9 months ago
life in jail bustard
SirMjoe · 9 months ago
saka vachazoita sei??
big dhara · 9 months ago
aaah why now?those who made those payments have a case to answer and again no due diligence chioko muhomwe
comments reader👨‍💻 · 9 months ago
ehe tazvinzwa asi murikutii nezvachivhayo
,,,,,dott · 9 months ago
those who authorise mapayment hv case to answer President vakaramba corruption kare saka vanhu mukati
nherera · 9 months ago
yes those who authorized the payment are part and parcel of the scandal these guys are professional crooks the state must take all their properties including wife and children
· 9 months ago
@nherera, if you get a call from the President's office, you have no choice other than to approve what is patently corrupt
The Sultanate Of The Bhurunai · 9 months ago
Ndyp xaa @ Ed Mnangagwa waddi nhasi wangu ko cheku Kenya wachihwa here pachava😊😊😊 team repakenya mahwan
Tafman · 9 months ago
All bark no bite....All froth no beer. Side shows..hapana hapana Why now.. Zimbabweans we are fulls and i repeat a million times. Tweeting while Rome is burning. Let the Civic organizations lead us to the streets..that way, no other way
Antman · 9 months ago
Government is so ****. Its simple do progress payments or pay after service delivery. Tenders should be awarded to individuals with capacity and capital if they don't they should atleast be paid progress payment like every 10% of progress they should get something. We might blame Chimombe but reality is government and councils seem to be the ones at fault
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Musangano unoera wakarongeka unoonekwa nokubata Mbavha. Chimombe azoita mombe nzuma isinanyanga nokuda kutaurisa se Ccc, humbavha hwako ndiho hunobuda, apa gore rinonzara unodyei kuChikurubhi iwe uri mombe nzuma. Rongekai sesu ve Zanu tiri zii paMtoko tichitengesa mbanje dzedu.
, · 9 months ago
Dzese dzepasi pemvura dzakubuda.Vanhu muchikiribhani

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