HRDC reports K7.8 billion corruption case involving Mutharika step-son Tadikila
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has reported Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) executive director Elias Hausi and son to former first lady Tadikila Mabfuza to the office of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) following the role the two played over the Kammwamba power plant producing company.
In their later dated 17th August 2020, signed chairperson Gift Trapence, HRDC says Hausi was quoted backing the transaction that the company existed in USA but investigations revealed that it never existed in America nor at his own enforcement body PPDA which when a company is not registered with them it’s not supposed to be offered any contract.
“We have received information that in 2013 Malawi And Genhbouba Group of China Engineering Corporation signed a Memorandum of understanding for the construction of 1000 mega power plant and that the plant was to use 400,000 tonnes of coal annually from Moatize in Mozambique,” reads the letter.
As part of their whistleblower initiative, HRDC has asked ACB to investigate whether the Black and Veach, a company allegedly belonging to a step son of former president Mutharika, was paid MK7.8 billion for a contract awarded to provide technical support, supervision and management of Kammwamba coal fired power generation plant project.
The HRDC has appealed to the ACB to commence the investigations.
HRDC says it is alleged that the initial plan of the power project was to start with the construction of a 300 megawatts thermal plant comprising six units of 50 MW each with funds borrowed from China’s Export and Import bank.
The HRDC says while the second phase involved building of a 700 MW thermal plant, the project was expected to start in 2016 , but was delayed due to lack of feasibility study, and lack of a power purchase agreement , and this made the project to be scaled down to 300 MW .
It says this was allegedly made because the financiers reduced the loan around from US$700 million to US$ 500 million, saying the then Minister of Finance, Goodall Gondwe was quoted in the Nation newspaper of 26th December, 2018 as saying that the project would start in the first quarter of the 2019.
“It is alleged that the Malawi Government then abandoned its partner, Genzhhouba of China and become the sole financier of the project,’’ reads part of the letter to the ACB.
Government awarded a MK 7.8 billion contract to a company, Black and Veach of which the Nation newspaper of 27th October, 2019 quoted Hausi, Director of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority as saying: “Our records indicate that the company is registered in the USA.”
The HRDC says their investigation shows that the Black and Veach do not appear on the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authorities website and it is registered with it.
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ACB becareful !!!!!
you are being dregged into areas where you dont have exparties by toddlers who dont know much on Contractual settings and international business agreements …
Remember of what you doubt MAIZE GATE .how did it end.
watchout of jack&jill with their street talks .and you pick up to be a case .😂😂😂
Where is the action???
Does ACB have capacity and are legally enabled to act?
Mbuzi za anthu aku HRDC mwasanduka ACB…munya palibe chimene mutapgulepo.Kazingopangani umathanyula
Mwana uyu and his mother Gertrude waapweteketsa ndi umphawi. They came from abject poverty straight into the wonderful world of State House. As a result, it was Christmas time from 2014 right up to 2020.
Black and Veatch akapoli inu. Its a large firm in Kansas. You need to get sued together with your masters. Mwalakwitsa spelling so Google imadana ndi mbuli
Actually there is a company with a similar name. It’s like Nike and Nice. They used that name to fool the Malawian foolish fools like you like you Tizanka
Google Black and Veatch. They are hiring staff and are looking for more Consultancy Jobs.
Black and veatch is a company in the USA. Also dealing in energy projects amongst others.
HRDC clarify if indeed in 2013 Tadikira was step son of a President. That time, the President was Her Excellency Dr Joyce Banda and Mr Hausi had not joined PPDA until 2019.
What report have you made about the then Kamwamba Power Co. Management? Doesnt it take two parties to contract?
Or is there hidden agenda somewhere?
But Hausi said “our (PPDA’s) records show that the company is registered in the US”. The fact is it’s not. Defending corrupt politicians. Ayankhe basi
Mr. Hausi was not ku PPDA in 2013. Anasakidwa ndi JB, anakanika, pano ndi izi. Get your facts right. And a reminder to HRDC, you’re nothing but a CSO siinu a Intelligence…
Eeeeish koma inu… Aaaaa
Thanks HRDC for standing up to corruption. This is what you should have been doing a long time exposing rot in our society and not leading citizens to self destruction as you were doing last year during violent demonstrations. The ACB need to investigate and prosecute without fear or favour. We will be watching with keen interest.
Nothing will happen to this crook. Crooks thrive in our broken system. Children of Bingu are enjoying billions he stole. Atupele is enjoying the billions stolen by Bakili. Mama Corruption Joyce Hilda Banda’s children are enjoying the billions she stole. APM and his stepson, his wife and others in their huge family are enjoying the billions that he stole. All the Amenyes are enjoying billions that they are still stealing from government. It’s a party for all. Why should Chakwera be left out. Oh why not he too seek the Sunseeds amwenye.
No case here. Just waste of time. All these cases started will end at bail and will not proceed to any other level.
We are Cleaning the Rubble my friend
Dpp inafikapo. Time to clean house
The Company is called Black and Veatch which is an American company based in Kansas USA not a Company for Tadikila. You missed the spelling when googling and produced gabbage
HRDC just form it a party that playing in behind Tonse government. Tell us more about CASHGATE please. Why u dont want to talk about it?
mwana wa a dad
Elias Hausi a poverty stricken boy that time from Ndalama village in Thyolo to a very powerful cadet from the Bingu days. What do you want to do with all this money Tadikira? Was it your mother who was telling you to steal as much as you could because APM was not your biological father? Amenewa boma liwafufuze basi mpaka abweze. Bingu did that to Bakili Muluzi and do the same to the APM family. Being president is not a license to abuse taxes from the poor who pay VAT for even U fresh. We pay taxes for development for the whole Malawi and not just families like that of Bakili and APM.
In 2013 Tadikira could not have been at State House because his step father was not President in 2013. He became president in 2014.
Ellias Hausi was not with PPDA in 2013 as he only joined PPDA in June 2019.
HRDC may want to revisit their source
Akulu do you really know the man, kuyambila from the time of his primary, secondary, tertiary and professional growth kapena mukulankhula out of bitterness 🚮
K7.8 Billion to a step son, how much have biological children lotted?
Where does hrdc get this information? How does it get it? Is it legally acceptable to disclose confidential information to hrdc? I cannot celebrate this law breaking
Before I read this I too had questions as to how HRDC gets the dirt they parade to the public. For your information there is a universal obligation which is supposed to be adhered to by nations that are signatories, legally civilised; that involves disclosure of relevant information regardless of what field/area is being discussed. Put in simple terms, in developed countries it is a crime taking a picture of an individual without their consent hoping to use that as evidence in a court of law. If that is a crime, what is the gravity of releasing information of such nagnitude even if it is talking of misappropriation of public funds? I think it is hightime HRDC’s charactwr was scrutinised in order to establish some sanity in whatever occurrences is at stake involving the general maintenance of the country. Whosoever is in the forefront of selling such info to the public domain should be unveiled. Due process has to be followed in order to sanitise practices/procedures in both public and private sectors. To day every Jim and Jack will paint false scenarios with the aim of spoiling adversaries reputation and unfortunately those whose duty it is to handle such rumours usually proceed without instituting an investigation.
That’s where a problem is. It means PPDA has been sleeping on job!!
Thank you for that but can you please tell us where this company is registered. Is it a bogus company or not. That is the issue here.
Whether the company was registered with PPDA or not is not that important. What is of interest is that the company does not exist, therefore, there must be fraud / corruption somewhere in the whole deal.
Why dont you just Google Black and Veatch? Why cant you just call Peter Mtonda of then Kammwamba and find out who they were dealing with. Why cant you just call Patrick Matanda, PS for Energy and find out how far they went with Black and Veatch contract .
False stories are only distracting you from tackling real corruption issues.
PALIBE NKHANI APA. HRDC is just stopping low and wants to drag in ACB
Corruption in Africa is sickening. See South Africa similar pattern.. The children of politicians and the well connected. Sad