A named FRA Depot Manager employed by the Copperbelt Co-operative Union (CCU) has been arrested after swindling farmers out of K289 million.
Mpongwe Member of Parliament Gabriel Namulambe who confirmed the development to ZANIS said the suspect is currently in police custody at Mpongwe Police Station.
Mr. Namulambe said the suspect was issuing fake receipts to the farmers in his scheme to swindle farmers.
The lawmaker, who is also Sport, Youth and Child Development Minister said while government is trying to stamp out corruption, the efforts are being frustrated by a few individuals.
He said government is committed to promoting the agriculture sector hence reports of fraud in the sector are not welcome.
Meanwhile, Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has disclosed that it will construct 12 grain storage facilities with the total capacity of 71 metric tonnes throughout the country.
FRA Public Relations Manager Mwamba Siame says works for the construction of new grain facilities countrywide will commence in August 2008.
Mrs. Siame, who has confirmed the development to ZANIS in Lusaka today, said the aim of constructing new grain facilities by the agency is for the proper storing of grain that the agency will be buying from farmers countrywide.
Mrs. Siame said following the US$11.6 million that the Food Reserve Agency signed with the CAMCO company of China, the agency would embark on the construction of 12 storage sheds with the total capacity of 71 metric tonnes across the country.
She cited Kapiri-Mposhi, Chambishi, Chisamba, Serenje, Petauke, Mbala, Mufumbwe and Kalomo districts as some of the districts to benefit from the programme.
Mrs. Siame further said that the lowest grain storage sheds would range from 4,9780 metric tonnes to the highest 19, 370 metric tonnes.
She said the agency would not rest but ensure that frantic efforts are put in place aimed at securing maize from farmers countrywide.
Sounds untrue, doesn’t it? a company manager issuing fake receipt worth over K200 million?
thats Chiluba’s young brother and KK’s son in law
And Chuchu, the cabbage’s nephew.
Such humans should be imprisoned without trials and restricted to crocodiles infested pools in the wild.How can one really swindle poor Farmer whose income is only once a year.This man is a muderer.
Such humans should be imprisoned without trials and restricted to crocodiles infested pools in the wild.How can one really swindle a poor Farmer whose income is only once a year.This man is a muderer .
did we used to have such nonsense in the Kaunda time? This is not fair how can you still from the poor? i feel it for them what is tha govt going to do? most of these farmers get small loans or subsidised agri input.
There we go. they want to build grain storage why not rehabilitate the ones kaunda left? what are we going to be putting in those barns? Think again madam Siame. China is already involved……..again and again.
Mutengo Waminga BSc (Sangoma)
I have read a number of your pastings on this site, man, you do not own any degree. One can easily see through your intellectually shallow mind right through your pastings, you suck you dim-wit.
number 7, you are just as thick to notice it this late in the day…….. i doesnt take a genuis to work out the credentials of Mutengo Waminga aka toilet cleaner in NY
Ba FRA ni bakabwalala, did you know that they falsify the weights
they could buy say 10 tonnes of maize and steal 2tonnes from that but enter 10 tonnes in the records
How come this contract to build grain silos is now with the chinese, i thuoght a Zimbabwen company had won the contract. Smells like corruption in higher officers.
Speaks volumes about lack of controls! Do not attack Prof Mutengo Waminga LLB (UNZA) LLM, MA PHD (Oxford), that could be the combination of his fullname and nickname, best way to be identified.
As Long as FTJ is on the loose, all pipo who take him as a role model will continue stealing.We must teach these pipo that stealing is actually an offence and not just a mistake.This is the culture that had developed in zambia.Anyone who deals with money in zed, has or will be tempted to steal, as it was not such a big thing.
Let that thief rot in jail coz hes caused alot of hunger and pain in lives of the affected farmers and their families.