{"id":30536,"date":"2021-05-20T04:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T03:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=30536"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:42:53","slug":"afdb-bars-fraudulent-contractors-for-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/afdb-bars-fraudulent-contractors-for-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"AfDB bars fraudulent contractors for 3 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has identified and placed a 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Limited and one Mr Joram Opala Otieno with effect from Dec.15, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to a statement from the AfDB on Wednesday, Mactebac Contractors Limited is a company registered in Kenya, and Otieno is the director and shareholder.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>An investigation conducted by the bank\u2019s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that the company and Otieno engaged in fraudulent practices.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This was during a tender for the Construction Works for Malaba Water and Sanitation Project under the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe debarment renders Mactebac Contractors Limited and its affiliates and Mr Joram Opala Otieno ineligible to participate in bank group-financed projects during the debarment period.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, the debarment qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions,<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIncluding the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank Group,\u2019\u2019 the statement noted.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It further noted that at the expiration of the debarment period, the company would only be eligible to participate in bank group-financed projects on condition that it implements an integrity compliance programme consistent with the bank\u2019s guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the expiration of the debarment period, Mr Joram Opala Otieno will only be eligible to participate in bank group-financed projects on condition that he completes an accredited integrity training.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the Construction Works for Malaba Water and Sanitation Project is a component of the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It aimed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability of water supply in 19 towns and waste water management services in 17 towns.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This was to improve quality of life and resilience against climate variability and change in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It was co-financed by the AfDB.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the AfDB Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in bank group-financed operations.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30536\" data-postid=\"30536\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30536 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has identified and placed a 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Limited and one Mr Joram Opala Otieno with effect from Dec.15, 2020. 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