In a case that reeks of corruption, 215 drums or 43 000 litres of tar have gone missing at a Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development deport in Chivhu.
The missing tar is for one of the government’s major projects to expand the delapidated Harare-Beitbridge Highway .The value of the missing tar is RTGS I million.
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| Corruption Rocks Harare-Beitbridge Highway Project As 215 Drums Of Tar ‘Vanish’ Without A Trace |
Minister of Transport Joel Biggie Matiza said he was in a meeting when contacted for comment.
The Mirror has established that Chivhu Deport received 250 drums of tar each holding 200 litres on March 4; 5 and 6.
The security details safeguarding were not advised to also protect the drums.
On April 8, Tendai Nyangwande who is a clerk at the depot visited the site and found out that 215 drums were missing and then made a police report.
The police have have not ruled out an inside job.
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