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Dodoma/Dar. Kigoma North MP Zitto Kabwe yesterday provoked a heated debate when he proposed that the House forms a select committee to probe public officials who have hidden dirty money in Swiss banks. According to reports, $196 million has been deposited by Tanzanians abroad. At least 200 UBS bank officers are working closely on the Tanzanians depositors in Switzerland. Each officer deals with one customer who has not less than $10 million in his/her account. Tabling a private motion, Mr Kabwe said the committee should be formed to investigate the process used to deposit money abroad, differentiate between ill-gotten and legal cash and the process used to allocate fuel and gas survey plots from 2004 to 2008. The committee should also probe the process used to export cash from the BoT through Meremeta Company and Triannesx of South Africa and Deep Green Finance Ltd. But Attorney General Frederick Werema commented that his office made follow-up on the scandal by requesting the Swiss government for details of Tanzanians who have deposited money there. But, according to Swiss laws, Tanzania should first provide names and links of banks in which suspects have accounts as well as addresses for it to provide details. So he asked Mr Zitto to provide the names. The motion was passed by MPs who urged the government to agree to Mr Zitto’s request for the formation of the select committee to probe the suspected officials. Mr Ally Keissy (Nkasi North-CCM) urged the government to seek UN intervention because it is easier for it to track suspects. Mr Christopher ole Sendeka wondered why the government failed to track the crooked officials when the State had capable security agencies. |
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