By Staff Reporter
In a meeting that took place at the office of Mr Chaima Banda, the former Chief Advisor to President Dr Lazarus Chakwera, which Miss Helen Buluma recorded illegally has been played this afternoon in the Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe.
In the recording , Chris Chaima Banda is heard emphasizing that the President does not want fuel suppliers to be handing money to individuals, but instead they should focus on supporting rural communities through social corporate responsibilty projects.
In the recording Chaima Banda is heard making a reference to a courtesy meeting that President Lazarus Chakwera had with Finergy, one of the suppliers of fuel to Nocma.
In the 52 minutes recording, Chakwera is being referred to as the “Principal” , “HE” and “His Excellency”.
According to the clip , a voice purportedly of Chaima Banda claims that the Principal had vested interests in the fuel contracts as far as he wanted Malawians to benefit from all contracts that would be awarded through a merit based competitive bidding
by ensuring that these companies supported his vision through community investments in social corporate responsibility projects.
Chaima Banda is heard telling Buluma that the President wanted Finergy and all other suppliers upon winning awards to commit that they would undertake some corporate social responsibilities such as rehabilitating health centres, as part of the deal.
No where in the conversation is Chaima making reference to bribes. In principle Chaima Banda makes it categorically clear that the,suppliers,should not indulge in habits of bribing officials at the expense of Malawians.
Miss Buluma is heard in the recording asking trapping questions to Mr Chaima Banda without much success.
From the recording it is now becoming clear that she was working for and,with some people who sent her to get all the three suspects on the wrong footing.
It is alleged that Miss Buluma,has recorded a lot top officials in the Tonse government and,she is using such recording to blackmail them to keep her in the job at NOCMA, despite evidence that she is giving information to DPP top brass on exchanges of money currently going through the currently awarded NOCMA deals of which Finergy and Orexy are not part of.
The Cross Examination of Miss Buluma starts tomorrow when her story can be tested. to stretching limits.
