Former Eskom acting chief executive Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma have been arrested by the NPA’s Investigating Directorate on charges of corruption.
The allegations stem from a 2015, multibillion-rand contract between Eskom and Swiss engineering firm, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), who subcontracted, Impulse International, a local company where Choma is a stakeholder.
The deal saw her receive R30 million, some of which then flowed to Mosima Koko.
“The accused are to be arraigned on charges arising from alleged irregular contracts granted for the building of Kusile Power Stations valued at over R2 billion,” said spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate, Sindisiwe Seboka, in a statement ” The accused were arrested in Gauteng and Mpumalanga this morning at the crack of dawn,” she said.
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The owner of Leago Engineering, the company that was initially awarded a R96 million subcontract by ABB prior to Impulse International, Thabo Mokoena, was also arrested.
Under Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the judicial commission of inquiry found that Koko had been “an integral component of the Gupta family’s strategy to capture Eskom”.
It was further recommended that the former Eskom CEO be criminally investigated for various other state related deals including the Guptas’ controversial Tegeta deal.
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