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Tanzania: Two Energy Tycoons Charged Over Corruption Scandal
Daily News, 20 June 2017
Businessmen Rugemalira and Singh Sethi appear in court, facing six counts, including economic sabotage Read more »
Two Tanzanian Energy Tycoons Charged Over Corruption Scandal
The businessmen are facing six counts, including economic sabotage, over a multi-million-dollar graft scandal that led to the sacking of several top officials three years ago.
Businessmen James Rugemalira and Harbinder Singh Sethi (second and third left, respectively) in a police vehicle at Kisutu Resident Magistrate's court compound in Dar es Salaam.
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Tanzania: What Next After Utilities Body Boss' Removal?
Citizen, 12 June 2017
The midnight suspension of Ewura Director General Felix Ngamlagosi has rekindled debate about Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL), with the focus now firmly on how President… Read more »
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Tanzania: Tegeta Escrow Account Case Withdrawn
Daily News, 23 December 2016
Corruption case against former Principal Engineer with the Rural Energy Agency (REA) Theophillo John Bwakea in the controversial Tegeta Escrow Account has been withdrawn. Read more »
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Tanzania: Tough Questions Tanzania Faces On Grand Graft
Citizen, 25 September 2016
Over the last 15 years, billions of shillings of taxpayers' money have been misappropriated in mega corruption scandals that have haunted the country since the mid-2000s. Read more »
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Tanzania: Focus Now On Magufuli After World Bank Ruling
Citizen, 21 September 2016
The recent ruling by a World Bank affiliated tribunal, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) that has ordered the national power firm, Tanesco, to… Read more »
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Tanzania: Why Tanesco Wants to Pull Out of 15-Year Symbion Deal
Citizen, 30 May 2016
Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) is reportedly citing court cases facing Symbion Power Company Limited as the reason why it wants out of a 15-year contract with the US… Read more »
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Tanzania: How Corrupt Leaders Hide Their Looted Bilions
Citizen, 14 May 2016
The conspicuous absence of Tanzanian politicians and government officials on the list of people stashing away large sums of money in offshore accounts has raised questions about… Read more »
InFocus
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They have been accused of allegedly receiving money to help facilitate the illegal transfer of funds from the central bank to private accounts. Read more »
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This comes after the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee called on several high-ranking government officials to take responsibility for the Escrow saga. Read more »
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This comes after a parliamentary sitting in November 2014 concluded that senior government officials had fraudulently authorised the transfer of public funds to a private company. Read more »
