In 2008, while serving as prime minister under then-President Jakaya Kikwete, Lowassa was forced to resign after being implicated in a fraud scandal.
Mwaka 2008 kipindi cha Rais wa awamu ya nne Jakaya Kikwete  wakati Lowassa ni waziri mkuu  Lowassa alilazimika  kujihuzuru  baada ya kuhusishwa na udanaganyifu katika sakata la kampuni ya kufua umeme ya RICHMONDI.