Oliver Shalala wrote;
MAANU CENTRE IS NOT OWNED BY DIEGO CASILLI NOR AFLIFE; NEVER HAS.
That client is the one who sold it to ZNBS on an arms length basis from either Diego Casilli or AfLife.
The building was owned by Saturnia Regna Pension Fund who sold it to ZNBS
By Shalala Oliver Sepiso
After some wild allegations made by Emmanuel Mwamba and Miles Sampa that AfLife was a shareholder of Zambeef Products Plc and had sold the Chiawa Farm to government, today Miles Sampa went ahead to claim that AfLife had just sold a building it owned to government at a cost of USD 10 million.
Interestingly, The Patriotic Front – PF page, which is said to be controlled and managed by Emmanuel Mwamba, alleged that this building was owned by Diego Casilli. And that somehow African Life Financial Services and Casilli connived to sell the said building to the government.
A casual search online and a few calls to people in the know shows that the said building, which is the former MTN HQ called Maanu Centre, is neither owned by Diego Casilli nor AfLife.
The building was owned by Saturnia Regna Pension Fund. Saturnia Regina is a client of AfLife. The two are not one and the same entity. Clearly this means this building is certainly not owned by Diego Casilli.
I repeat, the building has never been owned by Aflife. It was owned by one of their clients. That client is the one who sold it to ZNBS on an arms length basis from either Diego Casilli or AfLife. The latter two know nothing about the ownership and sale of the building. As things stand, that building belongs to ZNBS.
Last time, Daily Nation apologised to AfLife and it’s directors after wrongly reporting that they were shareholders of AfLife and also that AfLife was a shareholder of ZAMBEEF.
As things stand, Sampa today made allegations. He is likely to be asked to produce evidence to substantiate his claim. Same with the editors of the PF page. Sampa is the one who has to show the evidence of what he is alleging, including the paper trail and any evidence of impropriety. Without that he has to apologise. In fact, I hear AfLife are still waiting for his apology and that of Emmanuel Mwamba’s over the Zambeef saga. Otherwise, it seems the two gentlemen and PF mouthpiece are going to have to defend themselves in court.
MAANU CENTRE IS NOT OWNED BY DIEGO CASILLI NOR AFLIFE; NEVER HAS
