Former RCC head guilty of corruption, fraud
• One acquitted
The former CEO was found guilty yesterday on three charges of corruption and one of fraud. His co-accused has also been found guilty on one charge of corruption.
Former Roads Contractor Company (RCC) CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa was yesterday found guilty of fraud and corruption in connection with four separate cases, the majority of which relate to the B1 City development in Windhoek.
One of his co-accused, Hafeni Nghinamwaami, was found guilty on one of the 11 charges they faced, while the other co-accused, Anna Ndoroma, was acquitted of all charges. From the 11 charges that were brought against the trio in 2011, only eight remained when the verdict was delivered by Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday, with all three submitting applications for the dismissal of charges in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act.
After the dismissal, Ndoroma only faced one charge of fraud, relating to an amount of N$29 953.73 that the RCC paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of Cradle Investment, where she was a director. Liebenberg found this to be a duplication of charges as another count, of which Nghixulifwa and Nghinamwaami were both found guilty, also related to this payment.
This is the only charge Nghinamwaami was found guilty of.
Nghixulifwa was found guilty of three charges of fraud related to the land on which B1 City was to be constructed, and a RCC employee’s home loan, which he apparently paid off with company funds.
Liebenberg found that Nghixulifwa wrongly told members of the RCC board that a loan had been granted to the company to buy the land where the B1 City development would take place. This land was transferred to /Ae//Gams Engineering, and the judge found that Nghixulifwa abused his position by transferring the land, which was bought with RCC funds.
The last charge Nghixulifwa was found guilty of relates to a home loan of N$92 729.26 that Nghixulifwa ordered to be paid with company funds.
The events related to the matter date as far back as 2004 to 2006. Their trial officially began in November 2020 in the Windhoek High Court.– [email protected]
One of his co-accused, Hafeni Nghinamwaami, was found guilty on one of the 11 charges they faced, while the other co-accused, Anna Ndoroma, was acquitted of all charges. From the 11 charges that were brought against the trio in 2011, only eight remained when the verdict was delivered by Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday, with all three submitting applications for the dismissal of charges in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act.
After the dismissal, Ndoroma only faced one charge of fraud, relating to an amount of N$29 953.73 that the RCC paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of Cradle Investment, where she was a director. Liebenberg found this to be a duplication of charges as another count, of which Nghixulifwa and Nghinamwaami were both found guilty, also related to this payment.
This is the only charge Nghinamwaami was found guilty of.
Nghixulifwa was found guilty of three charges of fraud related to the land on which B1 City was to be constructed, and a RCC employee’s home loan, which he apparently paid off with company funds.
Liebenberg found that Nghixulifwa wrongly told members of the RCC board that a loan had been granted to the company to buy the land where the B1 City development would take place. This land was transferred to /Ae//Gams Engineering, and the judge found that Nghixulifwa abused his position by transferring the land, which was bought with RCC funds.
The last charge Nghixulifwa was found guilty of relates to a home loan of N$92 729.26 that Nghixulifwa ordered to be paid with company funds.
The events related to the matter date as far back as 2004 to 2006. Their trial officially began in November 2020 in the Windhoek High Court.– [email protected]
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