Businessman Moses Mpofu claims US$1 million from HCC for streetlights installation job
Harare-THE director of Juluka Investments Moses Mpofu has instructed his lawyers to demand US$1.5 million from Harare City Council (HCC)for the installation of streetlights that was done by a company where he is a shareholder,Express Mail Zim can report.
A company and its owner are considered separate entities in the eyes of the law. This is known as the “separation of ownership and control” or “limited liability”
According to the letter of demand authored by Nyahuma Law firm, Mpofu ‘s company Juluka Projects and Plant Hire entered a contract with HCC to install streetlights with a price of US$1 745 570.21 (in May 2024) and the project reached 65 percent completion before HCC inexplicably suspended it citing ‘legal challenges’
“You are obviously aware that upon the grant of the contract, and reasonably so, our client secured all the materials necessary for the completion of the works. Some of the paraphernalia was utilised up to the date of your suspension of the agreement. The materials necessary for the completion of the works are still in our client’s hands but our client is incurring huge costs in storage, security and other charges. In this regard, our client instructs that if you do not settle its aforesaid Invoice as indicated herein above, then you shall be liable for the damages being suffered by it pursuant to your breach of the contract,”read art of the letter addressed to Acting Town Clerk Engineer Mabhena.
Mabhena could not be reached for comment at the time of writing.
Meanwhile,Mpofu ‘s Presidential Goat Scheme trial is ongoing at the High Court and last week Wicknell Chivayo refused to stand as a witness .
