The over K 150 million meant for HIV/AIDS activities in Mungwi District has taken a twist with health authorities accusing a Lusaka based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) of being behind the financial scam.
Reacting to allegations of misuse of funds at Mungwi District Health Office, Provincial Medical Director Dr. Fabian Kabulubulu said the health office only acted as a channel for the disbursement of funds to the NGO for its programmes.
Dr. Kabulubulu told ZANIS in Kasama today that the NGO received a total of K155, 098, 550 from the Ministry of Health to carry out HIV/AIDS activities in Mungwi but later failed to account for the money.
He however expressed concern that police investigations into the alleged misappropriation of funds have dragged on since May, when the matter was reported by Mungwi District Health Director Grace Nanyinza.
Dr. Kabulubulu said it was unfortunate that the Health office has been linked to the allegations, when in-fact it was an NGO which was at the centre of the scam.
He stressed that an audit report on the usage of funds revealed gross mismanagement of funds prompting health officers to report the matter to police.
Dr. Kabulubulu further revealed that when the issue was initially raised with a named coordinator for the Lusaka based NGO, he promised to reimburse the alleged misused funds but failed to do so.
He has since asked the regional police command to speed up investigations in the matter.
Efforts to get a comment from Northern Province police commanding officer Charles Lungu proved futile.
ZANIS
More like the Kapoko case. Typical african thing. Money goes missing and no one is responsible.
We shall soon find out who dipped his greedy fingers in the cookie jar.
Thats Zambia. Fikapwalisa ifyabupuba?
Zambia the real Africa. Fikapwa lisa ifyabupuba?
can get sense out of this.
This is what makes me sad. How long it takes investigative wings to cage people whose fraud is in broad daylight. Maybe these guys in govt hat a share of the money.
Too much ubomba mwibala alya mwibala ideology in zambia
Some people need to be classified as:
Order = Kolokombwales
Family – Kolokombwaeceae
Species = Ba Kolokombwa
Why? Bukolokombwa bwacilamo pa Zed.
Ama kondomu, ku le isa a yatulika, indalama nasho, baleiba. Icalo nacibipa. Abstenance bane.
Lack of stiff and auditing mechanisms by government and funders causes all these unacceptable scandals to happen. police knows the so called coordinator of this NGO why cant they loock him up? we are tired of this please give us a break.
No surprises there!!! Money goes missing…..investigative wings get involved…..a year or so later…..no one is held responsible…..and the case dies a natural death. Embezzlers move on to other shady businesses, and the Police moves on to another level of mediocrity——that’s Zambia for you!!! One wonders if anybody in these positions of responsibility have any conscious left——how one embezzles money meant for the sick and keeps on business as usual without any guilty at all is a very sad commentary on how our Zambian culture has fallen off the cliff.
That ‘s Zambia for you…..
Its fanny in that the government through the Ministry of Health gave money to a NGO to carry out HIV/AIDS activities through Mungwi District Health Office.
The question is: why give money to a NGO when their is a District Health Office whose duty should include such activities?
Can the Ministry of Health guide on this matter.
so there is too much money in MoH