Manono: could there be misappropriation of $70 million?
The case of an alleged embezzlement of 70 million dollars is making headlines in the province of Tanganyika. Since last week, the management committee of Cominière and a subsidiary of the Chinese company Zijin, Manono Lithium, have been singled out for accusation.
According to the NGO Vision Nationale,
the company Manono Lithium paid $70 million to the NGO Le Bouclier. The outflow of these funds would have been authorized by the public company Cominière. In fact, the allocation of this sum of money is described by this civic structure as misappropriation.
Master Bonny Kitenge, National President of this NGO demands explanations. “
We learn that the 70 million dollars were converted into humanitarian aid, ” he expressed surprise during a press conference held in Kalemie. And to add “
We wonder who authorized the Cominière agents to decide in this way. The money that was supposed to go into the public treasury is converted into humanitarian aid.”
For his part, Father Moise Kiluba, head of civil society in Manono, also questions the allocation of this fund. »
The information circulated on social networks. As a civil society, we asked the Cominière company to meet in Manono so that they could provide us with explanations. But until then, we wait for the rest »
400 households assisted in Kalemie
In the meantime, the NGO Le Bouclier, beneficiary of $70 million from Manono Lithium, has just provided assistance in the town of Kalemie. Thus, 400 flood-affected households at the Kyomba site in the Mateo district received aid. These include corn flour, soap, sugar, salt and tarpaulins.
Nevertheless, this so-called 'humanitarian' action provokes reactions in Manono. Civil society does not understand why the NGO Le Bouclier targeted the victims of Kalemie rather than those of Manono. »
Our territory is also a victim of flooding. There are victims at home in
Manono . Why did you leave them out of this assistance? Asks Father Moise Kiluba.
Furthermore, the children of the traditional chiefs of Kalemie and some young people denounce the disparity between the fund disbursed and the humanitarian aid in question. For them, the sum of $70 million is higher than the action taken in Kalemie. “
This is a pure and simple scam ,” they said. Therefore, they call on provincial and national deputies to closely monitor this issue so that responsibilities are established.
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Actions to demand the truth
Despite everything, the NGO Vision National promises to carry out citizen actions to demand the return of the embezzled money. “We
are going to organize a series of demonstrations. We intend to demand the truth about the destination of 70 million dollars,” declares Master Bonny Kitenge. And to continue “
I invite the prosecutor at the Court of Cassation to open a judicial investigation against the Cominière management committee . »
Pending the outcome of this case, the provincial government of Tanganyika has suspended the activities of Manono Lithium. The decision is contained in a letter addressed to the administrator of the territory of Manono. He himself was also urgently summoned on May 22 to Kalemie
La société civile de Manono exige des explications à Cominière sur l'affectation d'un fonds de 70 millions de dollars
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