Author: PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga
AfricaPress-Tanzania: PREVENTION and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Rukwa Region has arraigned two employees of the Sumbawanga District Council for eight counts of forgery and embezzlement of 5,200,000/-.
The accused persons are facing charges of forgery of receipts during the 2020 general election.
According to a charge sheet, the accused forged the receipts to show that the said amount of money was spent hiring conference halls for conducting election seminars.
It is stated that the accused used the 5.2m/- for personal gain instead of executing government-related projects.
The two accused persons, who appeared before the Rukwa Regional Principal Resident Magistrate In-Charge, Mr Mahira Saanane Kasonde, are Hepimacus John – an accountant as the first accused, and Ms Bahati Mgimwa an Election Officer, being the second accused.
It was established that each of the accused is facing nine charges.
Both pleaded ‘Not Guilty’ and were remanded after they failed to meet bail conditions, including signing a 5m/- bond each. The case was adjourned to December 22, this year.
