Inside the complex web that ran KFC
Friday, September 02, 2016
Following an urgent petition by First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) over a P41 million debt, KFC Botswana was placed under provisional liquidation on June 2, 2016 with the provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren later determining the franchise’s total creditors at P106 million.
Lead petitioner, FNBB was this week successful in its bid to have all the four companies liquidated including one that the bank claimed was used as a conduit to divert funds from the franchise.
The findings reveal a disturbing pattern of misconduct and lack of transparency that cannot be ignored.The Tribunal, led by Judge President Justice Kabelo Lebotse, has rightly condemned the Ministry for its eyebrow raising conduct in awarding a P1.8 billion water tender to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Zhong Gan Engineering & Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd.The award was made despite alleged clear evidence that...