The Zambia Police Service has denied media reports that it misappropriated funds amounting to K167.6 Billion in 2005.
Inspector General of Police, Ephraim Mateyo dismissed reports in yesterday’s edition
of one of the private tabloids which indicated that the Auditor General’s report
for the year ended December 31st 2005 given to Parliament this week, that the Zambia
Police misappropriated K167.6 Billion.
Mr Mateyo denied the claims in statement made available to the Zambia News and
Information Services (ZANIS) in Lusaka today.
He explained that the estimates of revenue and expenditure for two financial years
ending 31st December, 2005 and 2006, a total provision of K2,797,098,981 was made
for the appropriation-in-aid for the Zambia Police service.
Mr Mateyo added that a total of K4, 456, 441,794 was spent during the period under
the review of the audit report of May 2006 resulting in spending K1, 659,342,813
above the amount approved as appropriation-in-aid.
He said that consequently, K1, 036,268,815 was spent on activities such as
procurement of air tickets, motor vehicles repairs, house rentals and other related
activities.
Mr Mateyo noted that a supplementary provision warrant was done to cover for the
over expenditure.
He said that hence the impression created by the named paper is not only misleading
but also a false representation of the figures and facts as indicated in the copy of
the audit report of May, 2006.
Mr Mateyo said that he has since instructed the Commissioner of Police in charge of
criminal investigations to open a docket so that whoever is responsible for the
false publication can be brought to book and help the police with further
investigations on the report.
Meanwhile, Crops worth millions of kwacha have been
destroyed by a hailstorm that swept through the farms in Mufulira’s Murundu farming
block yesterday.
The storm that lasted two hours ripped off vegetable and tree leaves while grass and
other plants were submerged in water.
Mufulira District Commissioner Dyford Muulwa toured the affected farms yesterday.
Mr. Muulwa said his office will submit a report to the Disaster Management and
Mitigation unit under the office of the vice president to seek mitigatory support
for the affected farmers.
Area councillor Robinson Museya said over 250 families were affected by the storm in
the area.
Councillor Muzeya however said the exact cost of the damaged fields has not yet been
established.
One of the affected farmers Sundie Silwizya said most farmers in the area depend on
farming for their livelihood hence their earnest appeal to government for assistance
to enable them afresh.
District agriculture coordinator Dr. Webster Kabanda said the damage to the farms
will have a negative effect on the vegetable market in the district as most prices
will go up.
Murundu farming bloc is a major producer and supplier of vegetables such as tomatoes
cabbage, egg plants and rape in the district and other Copperbelt towns.
if there ar indeed irregularities let the ig step down to pave way for further investigations…
First it was Ryan Chitoba of DEC. Now it is Ephraim Mateyo of ZP and Nixon Banda of ACC (Time of Zambia 16 November 2007). The forces of law and order in Zambia are themselvelves the perpetrators of lawlessnes and disorder and at the highest level. What now for the anti-corruption drive? Someone for Dr Chuchu please give an answer.
Aside from the headline, when you use the term “Meanwhile” in a story, I believe the two stories have to be related. This story talks about the IG’s denials of overspending, then the very next paragraph the reporter writes about crops being destroyed. Totally unrelated! Any real journalists out there?
#3-Mr editor should go for a refresher in English 101. The police must be investigated fully. Zambia police is not what you think it is. The force is full of corrupt leaders as in MMD.
This farming block, can’t they form a cartel to start exporting their farm produce?EU needs organic farm produce like those grown at Teka farm.Ala muli RUPIA mubulimi bwa organic fruits kuti watina.
#5 BaJoze tell Kuku to merge with Teka farm for such a fruiful venture.As HH has said corruption has become endemic in our land.If you want contaminated ARV’s ni ncekelelako,condoms ninchekelako,contracetives you need to be a relative to either chuchu or Chituwo, kanshi tuleya kwisa bane?Tefyo twashile Zed ifyo even if we plundered the economy….
Where is Kuku? I have missed his contributions. Kuku, where ever you are drop in a little contibution. Some of these dicussions need a little more info in addition to what the papers say.