…to be presented before the Minister on the 17th
By Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Energy and Power Development Minister, Dr Joram Gumbo says forensic audit report into the operations of the Zimbabwe Energy Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings and its subsidiaries is now complete and he expects it on the 17th of this month.
Minister Gumbo says that PriceWaterhouseCoopers Auditors will table the much awaited report to the Minster next week and that implicated managers will face the wrath of the law and those cleared will resume work immediately.
The Energy Minster told this publication that PWC had promised to submit the report on 10 January but since he was away on Government business, the meeting was rescheduled for the 17th of January.
About 20 Zesa and its subsidiaries managers were sent on mandatory leave in October to pave way for the audit.
Minister Gumbo said that PWC auditors will present and defend their findings to him next week.
“There was a forensic audit that was instituted last year and the report is now out. It will be presented to me officially on 17 January by the Auditor-General’s Office together with PWC. After that I will then brief the President and recommendations from the audit will be implemented.
“For the forensic (audit) to be instituted there was a lot which was said in the ministry which implicated several names. The audit will help to clear those who are innocent and also for the law to take its course on any wrongdoing that might have occurred. Those found guilty will be dealt with in terms of the law,” said Dr Gumbo in a telephone interview.
