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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it has arrested the Clerk of Parliament, Kennedy Mugove Chokuda<\/b>, for approving a US$9K per laptop tender.<\/p>\n

The tender was awarded to Blinart Investments but was eventually cancelled following public outrage.<\/p>\n

ZACC says Chokuda\u2019s actions constituted Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development issued statements to the effect that it had cancelled two tenders to supply laptops and desktops<\/b> arguing that the suppliers had overpriced the commodities.<\/p>\n

Blinart Investments which had been awarded the tender to supply laptops was selling each laptop at USD9 264.49 and the government would have paid US$1 602 755.77 for 173 laptops.<\/b><\/p>\n

The other company, Mid-End Computers and Hardware (P\/L), demanded US$243 052.36 for 79 desktops as each was priced at USD3 076.61.<\/p>\n

Members of the public criticised Parliament for awarding the tender saying this was grand corruption.<\/p>\n

It also emerged that some companies, Lacheln for instance, submitted bids for the Laptop tender at Parliament for as low as $213 655<\/b> but Parliament opted for Blinart which had tendered for $1.6 million. <\/b><\/p>\n

Blinart\u2019s managing director, Elizabeth Muchenje, has since appeared before Parliament to explain how the company levied US$9 264.49 per laptop to the Parliament of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

Addressing the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) committee, Muchenje said the laptop prices reached a price of US$9 264.49 each because they were high-end laptops with seven other accessories per laptop.<\/p>\n

Muchenje said there was the HP Spectra 32GB laptop, Laptop Stand, Laptop Backup, HDMI Adapter, USB Adapter, Wireless Mouse HP, Laptop pouch, and Microsoft Professional Office 2019.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it has arrested the Clerk of Parliament, Kennedy Mugove Chokuda, for approving a US$9K per laptop tender. The tender was awarded to Blinart Investments but was eventually cancelled following public outrage. ZACC says Chokuda\u2019s actions constituted Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer. 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