Serite said as a brand ambassador, he isn't a CEDA employee and is not bound by CEDA conditions of work and service. "I’m a contracted service provider," Serite explained to The Monitor. Lately, Serite has been trending on social media following accusations that he is corrupt and used his position as the CEDA brand ambassador to push his business interests. The individual at the centre of the accusations posted what he said was a conflict of interest and corruption committed by Serite and the leadership of CEDA. There was also an allegation that Serite used his influence at CEDA to promote his businesses and get funding for those business interests. "I’m not even in the Human Resource (HR) structure, meaning my role doesn't even appear in the CEDA HR structure because I’m a service provider like many companies," he explained.
He further said at CEDA he reports to the Head of Marketing and Communications. "The Head of Marking and Communications doesn't sit in any of the committees that decide loan applications," he said. Serite denied allegations that he is a co-owner of RocoMamas Restaurant at Toro Junction Mall in Francistown. He took the time to explain where the confusion might have arisen. He said he registered RocoMamas Toro Proprietary Limited with one Gaofenngwe Koosimile. "We registered this company when the Toro Mall was being constructed with the intention to open a RocoMamas Restaurant there. RocoMamas then told us we couldn’t open a company in the name of RocoMamas because this is a trading name/business name used for all RocoMamas that are owned by different people all over the country. We then abandoned the idea but as you know records were already captured at CIPA (Companies and Intellectual Property Authority) and they are still there in their system," he said.
