THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned directors of Techmiya Commercials Limited, a company contracted to supply earth moving equipment worth K8 million from a United Kingdom (UK) to seven local authorities which have not been delivered.
PAC has since described as a scandal the transaction in which seven councils in southern province purchased earth moving equipment worth K 8 million from a UK based firm which to date have not been delivered.
Three of Techmiya directors are registered with Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) here in Zambia with the names Kapota Miyambo, Hambayi Milambo and Miyambo Chisala all of Rhodes park in Lusaka.
The committee chaired by Chipangali MMD MP, Vincent Mwale ordered the three directors to appear before it at a date to be later communicated to them.
The councils involved in the purchase of the equipment were Choma central, Dundumwezi, Mapatizya, Mbabala, Pemba, Kalomo central and Kazungula.
The councils had engaged Techmiya Commercials Limited of UK for to supply second hand earth moving equipment at a cost of K 8 million but to date the equipment had been delivered despite paying for the equipment in full.
In the case of Choma municipal council, the PAC heard how the local authority paid over K1.3 million to Techmiya Commercials Limited on April, 8 2013, 22 days before signing the contract on May 1, the same year and to date the equipment had not yet been delivered.
The PAC also wondered why all councils were single sourcing from the same Techmiya Commercials Limited despite the organization failing to deliver.
Choma town clerk Mwiiya Mwiiya had a tough time explaining to the committee how he carried out a transaction with Techmiya Commercials Limited without following proper procedures.
Mr Mwiiya said the equipment was still marooned at Walvis Bay and the supplier was holding on to the equipment because other councils had not yet paid the same supplier.
Local Government and Housing permanent secretary, Stanford Mschili who had a tough time defending the local authorities said Government would now move in and work with the International Police to bring Techmiya Commercials Limited to book over their failure to deliver the
equipment.
The PAC heard that most of the local authorities were introduced to Tekemiya Commercials Limited by their area MPs who had been approached by the firm to advertise their services.
Government would also discuss with the Zambian embassy in the UK on how best to recover the money or obtain the equipment.
But Mr Mwale wondered where the ministry had been since 2012 for it to start following up with Techmiya Commercials Limited now when Government had lost millions of Kwacha.
7 constituencies and not 7 Councils… Anyways too bad for the loss of funds!
educated yet illiterate…my thoughts were that lads from this region never go wrong….and they want to occupy plot one at all cost…kupwalala
And I suppose all these constituencies are controlled by UPND! If in government then this would have affected the whole country – signs emerging already of how the country could be run! Can someone explain how all the seven constituencies advertised and how they arrived at this only company? Selective tender I guess? But by all seven constituencies and at the same time? Did they involve the Zambia Procurement Agency? There must have been some very strong proof that this company was capable of supplying the said equipment. In one Province a lady who was just running a restaurant was awarded a contract by the Provincial Tender Committee to supply grader blades, things she did not even know! There must be something wrong here! Can concerned MPs help in explaining this because CDF was used?
The directors of this company are known UPND fund raisers here in the UK. I will not be surprised that the money was sent back to UPND MPs.
WELL, TWO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM LUAPULA ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AND LOST THEIR JOBS FOR ALLEGED MISUSE OF CDF AND THERE SHOULD BE NO SACRED COWS HERE. LET US SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DIRECTORS HAVE APPEARED BEFORE THE PAC. SURELY THEY WILL EXPLAIN WHERE THE MONEY IS AND THIS CONTRACT MUST IMMEDIATELY BE CANCELLED. ACC WHERE ARE YOU?
UPND controlled councils.They just want to subottage development.It was a deliberate move.
And we wonder why we don’t develop with such corruption. ..this is taxpayer’s money going down the drain. Has this selfsame company got a track record in delivering such equipment.
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They re just thieves. What more if they had the national treasury at their disposal. No wonder the party symbol is a big thieving hand.
It would be very interesting to hear from HH and his UPND about this matter
I am very sure he is in the loop knowing his history.
The machines are busy moving earth at some mine somewhere…
The haters of PF,Where are you. say something.The report is very clear.Your own UPND MPs introduced the said company to the councils,what a scandle.This surely is a planned move.I will not be suprised when the same company is declared bankrupt.
disapearing acts.We told you we will make this government fail to govern.
“The local authorities were introduced to Tekemiya Commercials Limited by their area MPs….” This is what b Munkombwe means by politics of the belly. Ba UPND can we have your comments, please?
Yaba! I have just done a company check on this company and I am seriously worried if this is the sort of suppliers our councils are using to buy earth moving equipment. How can a small freight forwarding company owned by Henry Kapota Miyambo and Mrs Malambo Hambayi be given such an order? Some heads need to roll…
CAMPAIGN WEAPON BY PF AGAINST UPND I GUESS!
HENRY KAPOTA MIYAMBO MOTOR TRADER personal informationmap
HENRY KAPOTA MIYAMBO has position Director (MOTOR TRADER) in company TECHMIYA COMMERCIALS SHIPPING AND FORWARDING LIMITED. At current position Director (MOTOR TRADER) of company TECHMIYA COMMERCIALS SHIPPING AND FORWARDING LIMITED is 19 months.
MR HENRY KAPOTA MIYAMBO was born in 1968
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Posttown: LEEDS
Postcode: LS9 7AB
Country of residence: UNITED KINGDOM
TECHMIYA COMMERCIALS SHIPPING AND FORWARDING LIMITED
A company specifically registered to plunder the govt coffers. I am sure HH, being a man of principle should do something here.
Imwe ninshi, leave HH alone, he’s doing his practicals in the course of Government Defraudery, in readiness when he finally takes over government
A lot of people to jail from this transaction. But lol this zambia it will end here. Thats clear theft and abuse of public funds. Procurement fraud, payments fraud, connections with company mps introducing oops i dont know. If it was in the uk people would have resigned but zambia kaya
Its good to be back home after a couple of years. Connected via Jo’burg and realised that three flights in one day to Ndola. On arrival discovered that KQ and ET are landing in Ndola too. Driving into town was fun, the number of vehicles on the road was too many.Clearly there was traffic jam everywhere. City center is clean and 3 malls operating. I am still wondering whether what l am seeing today is the same Zambia some people are portraying on the internet.