ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Tackling Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa
An Overview of Capacity
Volume Two
Edited by
CHARLES GOREDEMA
Ray Goba received his legaleducation in Zimbabwe and later in the United States at the University of Minnesota. After a spell as a prosecutor in the various levels of the courts in Zimbabwe, Ray was appointed Chief Law Officer and Head of the Serious Economic Crimes Section in the Attorney General’s Office in 1991. Between 1993 and 1994 he was Acting Director of Public Prosecutions and successfully prosecuted the first money laundering case in Zimbabwe under the Serious Offences (Confiscation of Profits) Act of 1990. He also participated in many investigations into bank and foreign exchange fraud, and sat on boards of inquiry into economic misconduct. Ray has consequently retained a keen interest in money laundering control. In 1998 he became Deputy Prosecutor-General in Namibia ’s Office of the Prosecutor-General. He prosecuted many major cases in the highest courts of Namibia. Since 2000 he has served as the Deputy Government Attorney handling civil matters.
Eugene Mniwasa is a researcher based in Dar es Salaam, currently working at the Institute for Financial Management.
Peter Edopu is a Ugandan attorney working with the Uganda Law Reform Commission. He has extensive experience in law reform, law and policy development, training and training-needs assessment, contract and legislative drafting, negotiations, institutional development, project planning and implementation, research, land reform and legislation and humanitarian law. Peter has co-ordinated the establishment of several new national institutions including land tribunals (2001–2002), the land boards (2000–2001), local councils, and has participated in judicial training. He has also developed training manuals for the tribunals, land boards, child rights advocates and local councils. Having participated in several procurement processes for services and goods for various government departments and for the Uganda Law Reform Commission, Peter has gained valuable experience in this area. His present capacity involves the co-ordination of law reform and review programs, including the formulation of anti-money laundering policy in Uganda.
Bothwell Fundira holds a B.Acc. degree from the University of Zimbabwe as well as an MBA from the University of Warwick. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in Zimbabwe. With more than 21 years of experience in the financial and banking sector, Bothwell is familiar with a wide range of financial products, some of which could be abused for money laundering. He has written several papers on money laundering in Zimbabwe. At present he is the Deputy Chief Executive of a large pension fund in Zimbabwe with responsibilities including finance, human resources, administration and investments.
