The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights, Gender Matters and Child Affairs has observed that most ministries were corrupt in the tender procedures.
Committee Chairperson Jack Mwiimbu observed that the ministries of Home Affairs, Education, Health, provincial administration among others were dented with corruption during the tender procedures.
Mwiimbu who is also UPND Monze central Member of Parliament (MP) said during a meeting held in Chipata that the cases of corruption were
very high during tender procedures.
He said Eastern Province was not left out in the corruption looking at the revelations at the latest Auditor General (AG) report.
“Eastern Province is also well known in terms of corruption and we are aware of the issue of corruption during the tender procedure. These
ministries are involved in corruption cases,” Mwiimbu said.
Some contracts were being awarded to unscrupulously people who cannot even managed to do quality of work, he said.
Mwiimbu said at a meeting also attended by committee members Mkushi South MP, Sydney Chisanga, Chitambo MP, Mushili Malama and Bwacha MP,
Sydney Mushanga.
Mwiimbi said there were glaring irregularities in the awarding of the tenders to some contracts which ended up in the Government losing huge
sums of money in paying the fake contractors.
He said the trend was bringing a lot of the misappropriation of funds because of some insiders in the tendering process were conniving in
the awarding of the contracts.
“Even police if they do not have a chicken at home for relish, they will go to the roads and do road block in order for them to have something to eat,” he said.
Mr Mwiimbu said it was sad that the ministry of education was one of the ministries which he said was among the most corrupt in Zambia.
He advised the provincial roads engineer Ziko Banda to inspect works thoroughly and ensure contractors have satisfied their contractual
obligations before certifying the jobs.
“It is unfortunate that most of the roads in Eastern Province were given to one contractor and it is difficult for this contractor to
finish the works,” he said.
Speaking at the same meeting, Provincial Education Officer, Pilila Jere complained over Gabman Contractor who was awarded a contract in
Lundazi District.
She said the contractor was given a tender to construct two schools in the district which have not been completed for a long time now.
Ms Jere said it was difficult to control most of the contracts because they were awarded in Lusaka and there is politics involved.
In echoing his sentments, Chipata General Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Francis Bwalya also said the ministry of health was forced to terminate the contract of Gabman because of the poor workman ship during the construction of paramedics flats at the hospital.
Eastern Province Chief Regional Planner Frank Simushi said most of contracts awarded at national level had some bureaucratic procedures.
He said most civil servants were mute about the mistakes for fear of losing jobs.
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LT, is it cites or sights? Is it “awarded unscrupuolously to people ” or is it “awarded to unscrupulously people” ?????? Geez,chisungu.
Icisungu ububi mamama
antony Wish you could be there.@Agnes It is so wonderful to hear from you. You are right, we need Gandhian mhedots to defeat the current evils in our society.@Ramesh Thank you Ramesh. I hope more and more people join in.@Talha I understand what you are saying, and I hope you people can start a movement towards clean governance too.#Destiny’s child Of course, you are right. Just joining a march and not following the ideals is pointless. The march is a step of uniting of people’s power, and we know that when people are united for a cause, we can move mountains.@Irfanuddin That’s wonderful and get your friends to join in too.
Best to address the CAUSES of corruption as well instead of just trying to kill the snake by striking the tail without any effect.
not only chizungu, even the story does not tell the reader who is at fault. is it the mmd govt or pf’s. please elaborate.
Innocent until proved guilty, what proof is there about ‘coniving with contractors’? Suspicions? The report should read “Corruption was evident from the over-pricing of …blowing of prices etc or The bank statements of some contractor showed cash paid back to the…” not because contractors failed to finish contracts or one contactor was awareded more contracts.
The best way to curb corruption is also to examine and audit the suppliers and and contractors in Gvt, if they do give ‘kick-backs’, how do they do that? Cash, bank transfer or check? Fine, they cannot pay by checks/bank transfer for fear of being traced, so its cash…fair enough, they should justify why they withdraw so much money for whatever if they could have paid by check or bank transfer? Audit them!
Typical Africans. This lot were crying wolf when MMD were in power now it’s their turn!
Yet mugs cry development!
@mature. MMD Tenders. Too soon for PF
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Corruption was very rampant in MMD and govt has controls and guideline in tender procedures but lack of enforcement from gvt has been the problem. Every jim and jack is a contractor and no one minds checking on these people for there works. Gvt controllers and enforcer should in this case fired
The nation is fatigued by mantra of blame game on national issues. PF govt is incharge today and they promised to correct corrupt tendecies made by MMD govt. They need to be seen to effectively change ‘modus operandi’ in executing developmental tasks in the contry than parroting corruption already identified. From a bird’s eye view ‘modus vivendis’ seem to overwhelm PF govt. They have created more problems than what they found and they are increasing without solution in sight. One of them is even legitimising themselves to be in power. All this perception is self inflicted as they seem not to be in control from the public point of view. Get on with the job, dismiss or terminate corrupt elements and be effective. Zambians will punish you as they did with MMD in the next elections.
LT: you have lost us, your article and Picture does not make any sense. They say a picture should tell a story, not with this matter. On another note: what was the maintenance that you were conducting to make LT down?? Thought you have changed the whole page??