Joseph Gichui Nderitu among the list of arraigned for theft at Vodacom

Geza Ulole

JF-Expert Member
Joined
Oct 31, 2009
Posts
65,136
Reaction score
91,917
Vodacom, Tala bosses charged with economic sabotage in Dar
WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 2019





Vodacom Tanzania managing director and Tala business operations manager have been charged with causing the government the loss of $2.5 million in fraudulent use of their networks. FOTOSEARCH

In Summary
  • The companies and their staff face 10 charges of contravening the Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, 2002.
  • They were remanded, as the crimes they are accused of are not bailable.

By BEATRICE MATERU
More by this Author

The bosses of Tanzania’s leading cellular network company Vodacom and fintech firm Tala were on Wednesday charged with economic crimes in Dar es Salaam.

The Vodacom managing director and Tala business operations manager charged alongside six other company staff in the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court with causing the government the loss of Tsh5.8 billion ($2.5 million) in fraudulent use of their networks.

The companies and their staff face 10 charges of contravening the Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, 2002.

The court was told that on diverse dates between January 1, 2018 and March 11, 2019 the accused intentionally and wilfully organised a criminal racket which cost the government the money.

They were Vodacom new managing director Hisham Abdel Hendia, Joseph Gichui Nderitu, Olaf Peter Muburi, Joseph Mumburi, Joseph Muhere and Ibrahim Bonzo.

The others were Ahmed Hashim Ngassa, business operation manager of Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd (trading as Tala Tanzania) and the company’s information technology specialist Brian Keneth Lusiola.


Vodacom Tanzania and its staff were accused of importing and installation of electronic communication equipment without licence, and operating network facilities without licence, contrary to Electronic and Postal Communications Act, 2010.

They were further accused of fraudulent use of network facilities, use of unapproved electronic equipment connected to electronic communication network service, use of numbers without relevant assignment, occasioning loss of specified authority, permitting use of network services without relevant assignment, occasioning loss to a specified authority in breach of the economic and Organised Crime Control Act.

They were remanded, as the crimes they are accused of are not bailable.

Vodacom, Tala bosses charged with economic sabotage in Dar

The accused intentionally organised a criminal racket which cost the govt $2.5m.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
 
stupid charges! tanzagiza vyuma vimekaza.
 
Nasikia Giza Utange pia Yuko kwa list
 
Kiki zitatafutwa kote kote uchaguzi ukikaribia.
 
Kumbe kesi yao haina dhamama... Mawakili wao wamewaingiza cha kike kwenye ile press release ya jana

Jr[emoji769]
 
April 03, 2019
Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Mr. Hisham Hendi the Vodacom Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers in mobile telecommunications have appeared before the Senior Principal Magistrate in Dar- Es -Salaam, Tanzania facing a number of charges. All the Vodacom Officers have be detained without being granted bail because under the Economic Sabotage Act, they don't have that privilege before the Magistrate Court. Under the Economic sabotage and organised crimes, only The High Court of Tanzania can grant bail to the suspects. The Case has been adjourned until April 17, 2019 .

Source: Azam TV



Joseph Nderitu is a consultant who specializes in revenue assurance. He is currently contracted as Head of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management at Vodacom's operation in Tanzania, having previously served in the same role at Vodacom Mozambique.

Before his work with Vodacom, Joseph was an internal audit manager for Airtel, with responsibility that covered their 17 countries in Africa. Whilst at Airtel, Joseph led reviews of the Revenue Assurance, Customer Service and Sales & Marketing functions.

Prior to his stint at Airtel, Joseph was an RA manager at Safaricom in Kenya. He holds an MSc Degree in Information Systems. Source: https://commsrisk.com/author/nderitu/
 
Kumbe kwenye hao washukiwa watanzania ndio wengi? Nilidhani watz wote ni walokole na watu wastaarabu wa dini.
 
Duuu, nafuu maana watu wa telecom wametupuna sana, hasa vodacom. Wahakikishe ufagizi unafanyika kwa kina. maana kuna mauvundo na makando makando sana kwenye telecom industry.
 
eliakeem said:
Duuu, nafuu maana watu wa telecom wametupuna sana, hasa vodacom. Wahakikishe ufagizi unafanyika kwa kina. maana kuna mauvundo na makando makando sana kwenye telecom industry.
Click to expand...

The charge sheet before Resident Magistrate Huruma Shaidi, state attorneys Jackline Nyantori and Wankyo Simon said the nine stand accused of occasioning a loss of Sh5.89 billion to the state-owned Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) under Economic Sabotage Case Number 20/2019.

It was alleged that between January 1, 2018 and March 11, 2019, while in Dar es Salaam, Mr Hendi, Mr Nderitu, Mr Mumburi and Mr Muhere, led a criminal network that resulted in the Sh5.89 billion loss to TCRA.

On the importation of communication equipment, Mr Ngassa, Mr Lusiola and Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd/A Tala Tanzania are accused of committing the crime between January 1 2018 and December 31, 2018 while at Tanzanite Building in Dar es Salaam.

The equipment in question include PROLIANT ML1 Gen 9 SERVER (PABX VIRTUAL MACHINE with secret number 7652Od88838129425), contrary to TCRA’s laws.

During the same time and while at the same location, Mr Ngassa, Mr Lusiola and Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd/ A Tala Tanzania are accused of having installed the communication equipment without securing valid licences from the communications regulator.

According to the charge sheet, the accused started making use of the equipment in making international calls between April 17, 2018 and March 11, 2019, without having valid licenses for the business.

Mr Ngassa Lusiola and Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd/ A Tala Tanzania are also accused of owning the communication equipment in question and making use of telephone numbers without approval from TCRA.

That way, the state charged, the accused were dodging payment of the right costs for making internal calls while also allowing them (international calls) to land on a local destination.

Mr Ngassa, Mr Lusiola and Inventure Mobile Tanzania Ltd/ A Tala Tanzania, are accused of occasioning a loss of Sh642.276 million between April 17, 2018 and March 11, 2019.
Mr Hendi, Mr Nderitu, Mr Mumburi, Mr Muhere and Bonzo are accused of jointly occasioning a loss a loss of Sh5.25 billion through a crime they allegedly committed between April 17, 2018 and March 11, 2019 while at Vodacom Tanzania’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam.

The accused were not required to plead to the accusations because the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court does not have the legal jurisdiction to handle economic sabotage cases.
Source : www.thecitizen.co.tz
 
Hii ngoma ilishamtokea CEO wa Halotel kipindi fulani,ilikua shida balaa!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Menu
Log in
Register
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn more…