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Reginald Mengi Vs Sarah Hermitage
Tanzanian tycoon’s claim falls flat

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

By Justin Castelan In 2004, Sarah Hermitage, an English solicitor, and her husband, Stewart Middleton, an agronomist, bought a lease to Silverdale Farm in Tanzania for $112,000. They wanted to live there peacefully and build up an agricultural business, exporting vegetables to Europe. The African investment all sounded very idealistic, but the ideal for the couple did not last long. Unfortunately, the person they bought the lease from was Benjamin Mengi, who happened to be the younger brother of Reginald Mengi, a man who built himself up into being a Tanzanian version of Rupert Murdoch and the Claimant in this case. Apart from owning various Tanzanian media, from 2003, he … Continue reading →

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Tanzania and the BAE scandal – A statement beyond satire

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

By Sarah Hermitage A recent statement from Tanzania’s most senior anti-corruption officer Edward Hosea that no Tanzanian was involved in the BAE scandal was remarkable. What is even more remarkable is the fact that the statement has attracted no comment from the British government or international media. Britain’s Department for International Development and the Commons’ International Development Committee, who worked tirelessly on behalf of the Tanzanian people to organize the payment directly to the Tanzanian government amidst staunch opposition, have also failed to respond to this extraordinary comment by the head of Tanzania’s Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB). The extent of rising corruption in Tanzania under the Kikwete … Continue reading →

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