Unpacking the Agreements between ZINARA and Univern On 23 March 2012, an agreement headed “Concession for the Supply and Commissioning of the Computerisation of the Vehicle Licences in Zimbabwe” was entered into between ZINARA and Univern. ZINARA was represented by its CEO, Mr. Frank Chitukutuku. Mr. Precious Murove and Mr. G.T. Kanotangudza were witnesses to
Univern duped ZINARA out of US$2 million in supply of motor graders thezimbabwenewslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thezimbabwenewslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Robert Tapfumaneyi
THE majority of the “special projects” undertaken in recent years by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) were nothing but a grand looting scheme engineered by senior executives and hired contractors.
In the process, ZINARA lost over US$70 million to a private company, Univern Enterprises, and in the process severely crippling its operations.
The massive looting of the parastatal’s resources was unearthed recently by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts.
“The committee, therefore, makes the finding that the special projects were nothing other than looting of resources by the executive of ZINARA in connivance with corrupt contractors,” a report compiled by the lawmakers following a forensic audit for the period 2017-2019, reads.
Parly exposes Zinara tender scam
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) unprocedurally awarded lucrative contracts to private entities to supply equipment and services that prejudiced the parastatal of huge amounts of money.
This was revealed in the first report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the analysis of Zinara’s audited accounts for 2017 and 2018 which was presented by Gweru Urban legislator Brian Dube in the National Assembly on Thursday.
Findings of the committee revealed that there was poor corporate governance at Zinara, including a poor human resource policy which resulted in the recruitment of incompetent employees through nepotism.