adminallegedly swindled the ministry of US$16 000.
Evans Nyamandi, who is attached to the ministry’s Department of Research and Specialist Services, was responsible for posting payment vouchers to the ministry’s Public Funds Management System (PFMS) to enable the Ministry to make payments to its service providers.
Nyamandi misrepresented to his employer that Komtools Enterprises Pvt Ltd had charged the ministry US$18 200 for the services it had provided yet in actual fact the company had charged US$1 820.
He pocketed US$16 380.
Nyamandi who is being represented by Mr Charles Nyika of Chikumbirike and Associates was not asked to plead to the charge when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei.
He was granted US$100 bail and is expected back in court for routine remand on September 5. Appearing for the State, Ms Svodai Kadivirire, alleged that sometime in January this year, Komtools secured a contract to provide Internet networking services to the ministry’s plant protection branch.
It is alleged the company charged the ministry US$1 820 and Nyamandi inflated the amount on the quotation to read US$18 200 and posted it to the PFMS system.
It is the State’s case that the ministry transferred US$18 200 into the company’s CBZ Bank account on April 15.
On the same date, Nyamandi it is alleged phoned the company’s director, Shingirai Mutamba and told him the ministry had made an error by transferring US$18 200.
He then ordered Mutamba to hold the extra money in his account awaiting further instructions from him, it is alleged.
On May 30, the State says Nyamandi instructed Mutamba to withdraw US$16 380.
Mutamba handed the cash to Nyamandi who then converted it to his own use.
Mutamba became suspicious and alerted police who arrested Nyamandi.
Online Reporter