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Panashe Machakaire Herald Reporter
Former Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire was yesterday fined $20 for refusing to be subpoenaed. Harare magistrate Hosea Mujaya said that it was not in dispute that Mavhaire had met the police officer who advised him of the summons, but went on defy the court order. Mavhaire had been summoned by the State to testify against former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Kazhanje, who is accused of receiving a $10 000 bribe from businessman Wicknell Chivayo to influence him not to cancel a 100MW solar project tender awarded to his company.
The matter was rolled over to April 15, and Mavhaire is expected to testify as a State witness.
It is the State’s case that on October 23, 2015, Kazhanje signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract of a 100MW solar panel station project with Intratrek Zimbabwe.
It is alleged Kazhanje failed to declare his interests. ZPC paid Intratrek advance payments of $1 236 154 for the implementation of the project.
Intratrek did not fulfil its obligation, and this resulted in ZPC management proposing termination of the contract.
The State alleges that on January 21, 2016, Kazhanje received $10 000 into his Barclays Bank personal account from Intratrek’s CBZ Bank account.
Kazhanje, in his capacity as the chairperson of ZPC board, presided over a meeting in which it was resolved that the power utility pay for services direct to Intratrek subcontractors instead of terminating the contract.
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