The Harare group investigating city rules has apologized after wrong claims about Quill Associates were made at a meeting.
Some had said Quill Associates paid Mayor Jacob Mafume two hundred thousand US dollars. These claims turned out to be false, and there was no proof to back them up.
Quill Associates opposed these words, saying they hurt the company's good name. The firm made clear that the claims had no basis in truth and seemed to come from wrong facts.
The company showed papers at the meeting to prove their work with Harare City was proper. Yet the claims stayed in the air, leading Quill Associates to ask for proof from Mr. Tapiwa Godzi, who led the fact-finding. They wanted him to take back his words and say sorry if he could not prove them.
The firm did not start new work with Harare City on its own. In 2024, it came back to help with a computer system after big groups asked it to. These groups wanted to find lost money and improve the city's functioning.
Quill Associates found it odd that the looking-into group cared more about false payment claims than real problems with Harare City's buying practices. These buying problems make it hard for the city to work well.
The firm gave papers showing past troubles with buying computer systems. These papers went to both city heads and the looking-into group. They show how hard it is to find good help because of problems in how the city picks who to buy from.
Last year, Zimbabwe's buying rules group said yes to Quill Associates' help right away. This happened because Harare City needed a working computer system quickly. But four months later, the city still has not finished picking who should do the work.
Quill Associates wants the looking-into group to investigate why some buying choices happen quickly, and others take long. They say all the facts should be revealed, with no outside push or wrong claims.
The firm gave many papers to help prove their point. These show how they tried to help fix the city's computer needs and what steps they took to do things right.
Through all this, Quill Associates keeps asking for a fair look at what happened. They want people to see the truth about their work with Harare City and know they did nothing wrong.
Some had said Quill Associates paid Mayor Jacob Mafume two hundred thousand US dollars. These claims turned out to be false, and there was no proof to back them up.
Quill Associates opposed these words, saying they hurt the company's good name. The firm made clear that the claims had no basis in truth and seemed to come from wrong facts.
The company showed papers at the meeting to prove their work with Harare City was proper. Yet the claims stayed in the air, leading Quill Associates to ask for proof from Mr. Tapiwa Godzi, who led the fact-finding. They wanted him to take back his words and say sorry if he could not prove them.
The firm did not start new work with Harare City on its own. In 2024, it came back to help with a computer system after big groups asked it to. These groups wanted to find lost money and improve the city's functioning.
Quill Associates found it odd that the looking-into group cared more about false payment claims than real problems with Harare City's buying practices. These buying problems make it hard for the city to work well.
The firm gave papers showing past troubles with buying computer systems. These papers went to both city heads and the looking-into group. They show how hard it is to find good help because of problems in how the city picks who to buy from.
Last year, Zimbabwe's buying rules group said yes to Quill Associates' help right away. This happened because Harare City needed a working computer system quickly. But four months later, the city still has not finished picking who should do the work.
Quill Associates wants the looking-into group to investigate why some buying choices happen quickly, and others take long. They say all the facts should be revealed, with no outside push or wrong claims.
The firm gave many papers to help prove their point. These show how they tried to help fix the city's computer needs and what steps they took to do things right.
Through all this, Quill Associates keeps asking for a fair look at what happened. They want people to see the truth about their work with Harare City and know they did nothing wrong.
