Three more Health ministry officials and one from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security have been arrested for theft involving fraudulent payments amounting to more than K6.8 billion to a consultancy company.
The arrests are related to those made on Saturday involving seven Health ministry officials and two others over the fraudulent payments made to Algonquin Management Consultancy for services which were not rendered.
Police spokesperson, Bonny Kapeso said in Lusaka yesterday that the payments were related to various workshops purported to have been conducted for staff in the Ministry of Health but did not take place.
Mr Kapeso said in a statement issued in Lusaka that the payments ranged from K200 million to K940 million and a total of K6.8 billion was paid to Algonquin Management Consultancy.
“The suspects have been remanded in custody and are expected to appear in court for plea,” Mr Kapeso said.
Health ministry staff, Justin Phiri, 37, an internal auditor of plot 787, Kabwata Site and Service and Luke Makeche, 52, a senior accountant of plot 12951, Chilenje South, have been charged with theft by public servant involving K618,068,850.
The other Ministry of Health member of staff, Christopher Bwalya, 44, an assistant internal auditor of House number 38/24, Emmasdale, has been charged with theft by public servant involving K592,925,150.
Mr Kapeso said Esau Banda, 38, formerly an assistant internal auditor at the Ministry of Health but now at the Ministry of Labour and of plot 575, Avondale, had been charged with two counts of theft involving K886,317,500 and K732,350.000.
“All these are charged contrary to sections 272 and 277 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia,” he said.
Police, Drug-Enforcement Commission and the Anti-Corruption Commission discovered the alleged thefts, which took place between October 2007 and December 2008.
[Times of Zambia]
i hope that money if got back can be used for its intended purpose not 2011 campaigning for MMD..
Why arrest the small fishes only ?, where are the big fishes who use public funds like their own?
My self and Supergirl are both number one, just check the time of the postings.
Keep on, keep on arrresting the culprits till the whole mess is cleared up in this ministry
Ubupupu pa zed tabwakapwe! It is a shame that those health officials got involved in fraud just to fulfill their selfish motives.Abormination,God forbid oh!
Vi mangeni vonse! Atakati bati! We dont want sacred cows. So far all these are “kapenta”. Where are the “Sharks”?
china is the best country in the world because they give you the dose of your ailment.like in the case of these chimps.it’s just one bullet to the skull and the next culprit will think twice.now in zambia these chimps will be out in a months time and they’ll again start competing with us for the same chicks using their ill gotten wealth.mpheeew!
Lets wipe out all the civil servants in zambia and put them in jail, and please we need longer jail terms. But b4 we go for civil servants, lets start with politicians.
See what Rudo has caused now. She opened a can of worms out of trying to fix her cheating man. Its a pity a lot of people are involved out of their fighting. Uleumfwa guys.
This is a lesson to are you cheating men , you cheat on your wives and steal for the Bi….ch, next time think before you do that. The man is now paying a high price. Arrest he G/Friend as well, she is the one who was eating our funds.
Vitendeni, if you went to Chalala today you find that most of the houses are owned by poor civil servants who only earn below K1.5m as salary and have no any other businesses. This can be proved at Ministry of Lands through title deeds but one wonders the criteria they use to put up such nice and expensive structures. Kanshi its illicit wealth.
The Civil servants learn from the Pioliticians who are stealing from the public, they are the Big fish, they must be out in jail too.
#11, most civil servants get peanuts for a salary but we are also entitled to advances and loans. We also do whatever private jobs or business (NOT STEALING). We have learnt to be content with what God has given us but also to sacrifice and be industrious with the little we earn. So we’re not stupid when we sacrifice so we can save money for a bag of cement. When you look at payslips you can cry, but there’s nothing wrong with selling vitumbuwas or tomatoes in our homes to feed and clothe our children, You should be more concerned with incompetent and clueless directors at Ministry o Health who are not looking after our funds, loans and grants as citizens and tax payers. Grow with God!
#10 Ba Honey, Gives us men a break. Ka Rudo was eating someones hubby also. Ba kazi you are just too greedy. Talema naise mwe
6.8 billion in one month is a lot of money.Please give it five years back and you will see just how much money these civil servants have stolen.
Any latest on Kapoko and Miti ?
6.8 billion in one year is too much. Auditors involved in stealing
#13 Ba Moze: That is indeed true the girl friends are the biggest cause of peer pressure among men. They are too demanding wanting a different car for going to Kitchen parties, saloon, Manda hill, Arcades, taking kids to school. They dont even mind if the source of funds is Pilferage, Satanism, bank robbery, property grabbing, “yakubuyo by day and yakusogoloby night”
What about the Zambian Airways K10billion Bwezani claimed he will collect for us? Or it was just a mere rant like always
Ele Bola yashunguluka nomba!!. The ACC are playing with peoples minds. Most of us are happy that the culprits are being apprehended. Only the sprats are the ones being taken in. Pliiiiiizzzzzzz! we want the big fish. Otherwise you are just wasting governement resouces.
No. 9. vaselin jelly, I personally thank God through Rudo’s actions. The outcome is positive but should me made more perfect by punishing the culprits. Continue pitting the culprits till the time they steal you.
No. 13. Ba Moze, men are the ones who are greedy, this dude has a wife but still hunted for many, so what can women do with this shortfall number of men?
M****** mwe. Ifwe tulechula imwe kwibafye.
#18 Twitter, Life is about choices. The power to say no lies with women. Rich Zambiano has hit the nail on the head. You women dont even bother to take stock of the cash we spend on you…as long as we spend, thats all that matters. Greed azimai, Greed! Muli nga, nga, nga,nga na greed. Osatipasako na chance. Yayi ndithu. Like ka Rudo for instance. Busy na mwanalume wa muyake. Kuchito tyokelapo na kwanja! Kamambala bati. Her idea was to eat his cash while he was locked up, but the deal back fired. She forgot that receiving stolen property ni mulandu. I repeat: Talema nase!!
# 13—Ba Moze, if the money comes out through the zip just know that one day uzakasila. mukazi wapanyimba wont demand alot if you take care of her bwinobwino, and for the girlfriends thats your problem coz all you need is one love kwasila..
#18 Twitter and #20 Carolyn, Life is about choices. You have the power to say no. Rudo, for instance, busy chewing Kapoko yet fully aware that he has a lovely wife and two children Source of the cash? “I don’t care”. Thats your attitude azimai. As long as he can spend on me. Kwene kwene nama G string aliko lomba! Muli nga, nga, nga, nga! No, i insist, talema. Nase timumuleko
What a shame to this Country!! All these chaps are in the same Ministry, I can just imagine what money has been stolen in other Ministries /or Govt Departments as well.
#7 Akapondo, mune I can feel your anger. But that is what law is, it even protects thieves. I wonder whether those practicing it have a sense of shame.
B Moze, iam not telling the men off, this man is stupid, he has a wife , so why go and kupula somewhere else, this saves him right. i was just warning all my brothers and sisters on this blog, dont rip were you did not sow. The girlfriend must also be purnished because of her greed. Why have they not arrested the girl firned, she is the cos os all this evil.
All, bloggers, these are the things that the ACC confistcated in Roma
Among the seized vehicles is a hammer H3, X5 BMW, two Mercedes Benz cars, two Lexus cars, a 30 tonne Nissan UGI tipper truck and a Mitsubishi challenger. so this mean it was good milile forn Rudo, but cos the guy dumped her , then she spiled the beans, they say revenge is bitter than sweet. Guys watch and learn.
Ba Moze, did Rudo wear a G string or a net pants ? i need to ask Kapoko this question, What else did Rudo say, you seem to know a lot papa.
#24 Ba Honey, You see? Kuli na Nets pants?? Yangu!! And you think we men can be spared like that? Mwayamba kuvala ma net so that its easier to see the ntwenu, ka?
The bush women wear imibinde….looks like g string to me
Ba Moze most Men dont have selfcontrol, so how are men going to pumula..
#25 Ba Moze, you are nauty, ka
Carolyn you r right , men cant pumula. its like giving honey to a bear.
Carolyn and Ba Honey, try and say no! For our sakes. Tipumuleko sure. That way, we can only see and not touch. Women are fond of saying ‘yes’ even before you ask them!
Here is SA the women even say yes before you even start to pretend to use sign language
Rich Zambiano, glad you see my point. The earlier chicks appreciate these views, the better for us men. Pantu twalapwa!
#36 Wansekesha mune,lol!!!
Uku temwa Ukuchita mwema men!!!!
Have you read Dennis Mumba’s report to parliament on the ZNOC saga?
Warning: It is not for the fainthearted. Corruption in the government at its highest!
Ba Moze, you sound to be a professor in matters such as these but you have lost one point.
Women will never force a man do what he does not intend to do instead its vicevisa.
It time men realise that theres nothing that is good for you and bad women.
Ba Moze i think the best thing for us all is to have the fear of the Lord….
Twitter, actually, i could sit and listen to you the whole day on this matter, ndaba wakamba mushe maningi. But first, are you male or female? I want my response to be appropriate.
Tonga Bull, awe mune speaking for myself, koma nizoona,but with one. Monga iwe suvikonda! Bulasa, do you have it??
#44 carolyn, Now, dont go all alleluya on me as a way of avoiding this discussion. Fear in the Lord without actually understanding what it means is dangerous! These are questions that must be exhausted and appreciated as facts of life. People who preach ‘Fear in the Lord’ are, in my humble opinion, hiding behind a veil and committing unimaginable sins. So, lets talk first. Dont rush to that path just yet.
Ba Moze, nasalenda!! You are spot on today!!! Ati women don’t approach men? bakuti bamene abo bakazi? Muma offices these days it’s women who make moves mwamuna akachedwa, they even say ati mu guys banamudyetsa kubakazi bake ka! Ati ‘ bushe abakashi benu basuma sana ukutuchila pakuti muletuchita ignore’! Experience bwana!
Its unbelievable. I blogged sometime betwin May 5 & June 15 that some of the chaps were classmates from Primary, Secondary, College & University at one stage and used to strugle to meet ends mit but as soon as they joined GRZ things changed all over, cars, building houses, chain of women dont even toku of buzi. I was dimised that was practising Peti jelasi. Something has gone wrong with GRZ system. This whole scam is not only ministry of health instaed these guys have bin moving with their syndicates from one ministry to another on transfers. Go to clubs its the same chaps who are chairmen, treasurers, sponsors of community madalas fotubo teams. One wonders ma seminer month in month out. It was a network involving alot of them. Whilst ZR squezing every ingwe frompty sector chaps steling
Guys if you dont understand how Criminal Investigations go,just shut up.Who told you that you just arrest anyone even when you dont have evidence against them? Leave ACC do there work.This was a scandal of selfisf kapentas who never wanted the big fish to benefit.Thats why the net that is being used is that of small fishes. if the big fishes were involved the nets could have been destroyed and even the small fishes could have been saved.Now that no big fishes signed on any of the documents, the signatories will suffer instead.Just support ACC for their good work.
No. 43, Ba Monze, I have it but not a snake, its Mary!
Continue arresting them, bane. these selfish individuals are causing donors to withdraw their funding.