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Masisi, Magosi face subpoena in P45m Karakul sheep scandal

Masisi and Magosi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Masisi and Magosi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Former president Mokgweetsi Masisi and Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS) Director General, Peter Magosi, are expected to be subpoenaed before the court in the ongoing controversy over the Karakul sheep allegedly procured with more than P45 million of public funds.

The two top leaders were implicated in the procurement controversy late last year by suspended DIS legal officer, Kuda Malikongwa, in a civil lawsuit. The procurement is alleged to have been ordered by Masisi using the DIS to avoid any leak, as he was certain the unit operates in secrecy.

It is alleged that the spy chief, Magosi, was in charge of the procurement of the Karakul sheep(s) and involved three other spies as signatories. The revelation was made in court this week, where the state admitted it cannot account for the sheep said to have been sourced from Uzbekistan.

Editor's Comment
Justice delayed is development denied

The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....

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