New MMD Die Hard Youths National Coordinator Gerald Chiluba has called on Republican President Edgar Lungu to fire Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya so as to pave way for investigations in her involvement of the Maizegate scandal which has led to her counterpart from Malawi being fired.
Mr Chiluba who has taken over the controversial Youth wing of the MMD which has remained dormant after the now Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo left the party said the Minister was cited in the report by the commission of enquiry in Malawi And should therefore be relieved of her duties so that the ACC can clear her of any wrong doing in the exportation of maize to Malawi.
He said the committee that found the Minister of Agriculture in Malawi Dr George Chaponda guilty of wrong doing cited Ms Siliya to have aided him in the fraudulent activities.
“We the MMD Die Hard Youths would like to appeal to Edgar Lungu to relieve Hon Dora Siliya from her duties to pave way for investigations.
“Dora Siliya has been cited by the commission of enquiry report which was instituted in Malawi to investigate the transaction of maize between Zambia and Malawi, that she worked in collaboration with the now fired Minister of Agriculture in Malawi to sale maize at an exorbitant price.
“It is for this reason that we want to appeal to the conscious of his excellence president Edgar Chagwa Lungu to immediately relieve Dora Siliya from her duties with immediate effect, as it is now a public secret that the minister was at the centre stage of this fraudulent transaction,” he said.
He further said not firing Ms Siliya has the potential of portraying the country as a corrupt nation hence eroding investor confidence.
“We want to further encourage the president to use his executive powers to bring integrity and confidence in the government system because her active involvement in the matter as greater potential to portray Zambia as a corrupt nation thereby reducing investor confidence,” he said.
The committee which was tasked to investigate the importation of maize by the Malawi government from Zambia “found that in his wrongful endeavour, Hon. Dr. George Chaponda was aided by the Zambian Minister of Agriculture who instructed her Permanent Secretary to issue Transglobe with a maize export permit for 50, 000 MT when Transglobe did not legally qualify for one on account of not being a registered taxpayer in Zambia.”
And opposition UPP leader Savior Chishimba says his party has started the process of assisting President Edgar Lungu to fire Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya.
Dr Chishimba who was warned and cautioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday for his role in the OYDC financial scandal when he served as Chairman commend the Commission for doing its very best under intense political pressure by the state to silence the press and political leaders by abusing the ACC.
Dr Chishimba commended Malawian President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika for the bold step he took to appoint a commission of inquiry as well as permit the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to freely investigate.
“We recommended that since the two presidents enjoyed the immunity, for now, let them fire the two ministers of agriculture as well as ADMARC and ZCF officials. We also recommended that criminal investigations should not be hindered by the two presidents.
President Mutharika has fired Dr. George Chaponda his closest ally. He has also suspended the management of ADMARC. President Lungu is doing the opposite – he is busy abusing the ACC to waste our time through baseless charges that are reminiscent of colonial times when freedom fighters were persecuted for fighting for their God given rights,” Dr Chishimba said.
“Ever since the UPP reported the K345 million maizegate case, with hard and indisputable evidence, to both the Zambian and Malawian investigative authorities, President Lungu embarked on an embarrassing smear campaign against the UPP leadership using a useless newspaper which is not even worthy to be used as toilet paper as well as through paid poverty-stricken stooges.”
Meanwhile, in Malawi, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday found thousands of dollars and millions of Kwachas stashed inside suitcases hidden in the bedroom of sacked Malawian Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda, during a search of a home in Lilongwe.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday found thousands of dollars and millions of Kwachas stashed inside suitcases hidden in the bedroom of Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda, during a search of a home in Lilongwe.
During the search at offices of Admarc, the bureau searched and confiscated computers and several files.
The graft busting body carried out the operation as part of the investigations into the maize procurement deal by Admarc from Zambia.
Among others, ACB investigators searched the houses of Admarc chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe and his director of operations Feckson Kantonga.
Mulumbe is currently on forced leave he was given by Admarc board of directors to pave the way for investigations.
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DORA SILIYA is a very hard working corrupt free minister, she is just unfortunate that all the ministries she goes she faces a challenge of making very sensitive decisions which back peddle.In this current case Dora enjelele mu MMD and this maize issue its SATA who sanctioned and anounced to the nation about zambia giving aid to achimwene, but how is DORA coming in during ECL era? Please spare her. Even she said it osanipasa agriculture cos. she knows nothing koma a Lungu NI NUUU
Lungu is undoubtedly the curse that ruined Zambia
Who is this sorry excuse of a person. Chiluba. You oxygen thief.
Dora did nothing wrong.
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Firing people because someone said it’s the way forward is not right thing to do. Remember we fired kambwili and everyone started complaining. Upnd cried and demontrated in streets so that nchito should be removed today they are blaming govt for removing nchito as dpp. The issue of Malawi corrupt minister has nothing to do with Zambia.
THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS IN THE ARTICLE ABOVE. Relive Dola of her duet and let her be investigated.
DOra is corrupt, she should go as she has no morals, please enugh rubbish, you think they are the only ones that can run zambia.. apite.. its her time.
Lungu will not say a word, doing so he may create problems for him self further on.
Like all seasoned theives he knows the best course of action is silence.
But Lungu was the one who asked Dora to get involved and help the Malawians, I am afraid he will not be able to relieve her of her position. He will be shooting himself.
So I am not surprised.
I think it’s only fair that Dora’s involvement in the maize scam of the decade gets investigated. It’s surprising to see tiny Malawi taking a hard stance against corruption and abuse of office.
Your Excellency President Lungu, we are now left with no option but to learn how it’s done from tiny backward Malawi
We don’t really like the bicth anyway
The Malawians should extend their search to the verandah in Kabulonga. It is believed that Kaponya (HH) has hidden millions of Kwacha stolen from the privatization days. In all fairness let ACC investigate.
Why bringing in Malawians to investigate HH, you have your ACC which failed to find HH corrupt. Just shut up my friend, your hatred on HH won’t take you anywhere. Dora has been cited in Malawi maize saga and Lungu must fire Dora because Dora did not follow the right procedures.It is unfortunate that it is only in Zambia and under PF where corruption is in the condition of service for Top guys
you cadre! you have nothing sensible to say! Don’t bring up tired and dead issues iwee c!kala chawiso.
The best way to silence these PF caders is to ask them why lungu had his licence revoked. And is the convict between HH and lungu.
They take cover.
MMD left a very healthy economy,record reserves and no scandals but PF brought us sick economy,poor ratings, depleted reserves ,political and financial scandals plus endless infighting.
Hmm no scandals? I’m not sure about that… but money in the reserves is a fact
Let Dora go, followed by Mutati. Let them go and rejoin this Chiluba chap in MMD. PF is PF not MMD, Mutati and Dora are not pro poor ministers everything they do is to squeeze money from the average Zambian. Abash MMD!
PF are nothing but thieves who were like baboons in a maize field with out MMD leading them.
The needed MMD in all key ministries to stop PF stealing and mismanagement.
NO ABASH P F THAT HAS ALLOWED CORRUPTION TO ESCALATE TO IT S PRESENT LEVEL.
Dora is innocent until proven guilty. Remember HH and privatization has he been jailed? Can UPND fire HH first?
Who proved him guilty? Your pf chimbwi court?
PF are the monkeys who have been running the state machinery for 6 years but they can’t prove their hallucinations about HH. Who do they expect to prosecute HH for them? That’s the problem of having dimwits in charge of a country. They don’t understand they powers they could wield.
THIS REQUEST HAS NOT BEEN PUT FORWARD BY U P N D BUT BY M M D WHO ARE IN CAHOOTS WITH THE P F PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Cant wait to see Dora s back so we see f her Married fiancée will stick with her
This is not about political parties or personalities so bloggers stick to the issue raised bt Chiluba. Always sidetracked to mudslinging why not blog on the damn issue
Asking LUNGU to fire DORA is like asking a snake to eat it’s own eggs.
LUNGU is a direct beneficiary of DORA’s corruption. Soon the details of their transactions will be revealed. How do they afford to buy mansions in Dubai, South Africa etc?
Dora was on the list of defaulters when Smart Center Clothing shop was closing down. Today she has mansions in Midstream Estate in Joburg wwwDOTproperty24DOTcom/for-sale/midstream-estate/centurion/gauteng/12774.
That’s why she’s always appointed to Ministries with big contracts:-
Ministry of Communication:- Big deals with Cellphone companies, Airlines & Airport Equipt.
Ministry of Energy:- Big deals with Crude Oil companies & Zesco upgrade projects
Ministry of Agriculture:- Big deals with Farming Input supply companies, FRA &…
In 2011, Dora’s Teenage son Kwezi was found with K2BILLION in his account, all proceeds of crimes.
Instead of being investigated & arrested, she has been rewarded with appointments to bigger Ministries. DORA belongs in Jail.
He never fires anyone. Except may be those who are opposed to his 2021 bid.
Sinker Dora is guilty and she should be fired. Right now her counterpart in Malawi has been fired. Dora’s name is all over the Malawian report. She granted permits to an illegal company. You can see here even people in PF’s see something wrong with the whole issue. Malawi is taking action against colluption while we just sit and watch. Stop the privatization nonsense, it is just coming from the PF croonies, there are no facts to validate those claims and most reports out there don’t even mention HH. Lungu needs to take action, right now he looks like he endorses colluption. All these cases are going to fall on him after he has left that statehouse
Lungu is involved in this theft and won’t betray his accomplices by firing them. Why do people find it hard to believe that Lungu is a thief? He has graduated from small time to boss of a major crime enterprise, PF and he said all his officials are corrupt. Must have been very drunk to have uttered such incriminating evidence. But then there’s no honour among thieves.
Reasons why Lungu will not fire Dora :
1. Lungu and rb both are phucking Dora and this is well known at state house
2. Lungu himself is implicated in this scandal
If he fires her it will just be for show. Greetings from the United Kingdom.
Where are the Civil Society Organisations? It has to take an MMD Die Hard to speak for the people honestly. Have all these Organisations Transparence International, Fodep, Resolution of Conflicts or whatever it’s called and many others all been intimidated. WHats happening in this Country. Or even students. People this Country is sinking. People this is the working of RB, Lungu and Dora, they wanted to pull a big one so that their children’s children’s children never suffer. This was a big one guys
Funny thing about so called mmd diehards is that when it’s time to stand for national elective positions, they stand on pf ticket, Bowman is a classical example.
@Major One
It’s a vast gigantic spell cast on the population. Every body who should be talking are quiet. This is the Zambia we know, unbelievably docile. Lungu will wake up one day like KK did to declare a one party participatory idiocracy and begin another twenty seven years of drunken ruler-ship.
Iwe ka Mushota and the so called anyoko, are you blind and cannot see. Mushota you always claim that you are in Europe, may be you stay in chibolya, because if you were staying in Europe then you should be able to understand the standard of European politics. In Europe once you are accused of such criminal activities, you immediately resign to pave way for investigations, but here in Africa, they have to come with the crane to remove you even if there is overwhelming evidence. Dora siliya is a criminal, even in MMD she did the same and got away with it. She stole a lot of money when she was minister in mmd. Today she has been found in another scandal and there she is, walking tall. Ba Chagwa nabo sure how could you justify the appointment of such people, like Dora. PF is a blind party…
Literally fat Dora will require a crane to remove her from office kikiki
Lazy can NEVER fire anyone not even RB’s darling Dora…its clear now that BUFFOON CK was only fired for being a threat to his Presidency. Lazy is a tool for corruption.
Let’s congratulate the Malawian you putting us to shame and our shame investigative wing called ACC…in Zambia they would never dare search a former ministers house in the ruling Party.
We are going NOWHERE under these greedy fleas called PF.
You have a point Jay Jay. But the difficult in Dora case is to separate money to be found in her home between that from maize gate scandal and that coming from retired Boxer Mike Tyson?
Mike Tyson spent all his money…you think he still has a thousand dollars to splash about…why should some keep that much money away if its legit!!
William Hallington and Dr Chishimba must join hands in taking this issue forward,Dora at it again .
Meanehile in Zambia Lazy will hold natiomal day of prayers to rid us of corruption…I am sure if they reported or made public the millions found in the former RDA chairman’s residence late Willie Nsanda this money in the Malawian Agriculture minster’s house would look like candy money for school kids.
First thing to do is for ZRA to collect tax from Transglobe, then search Dora’s residence & whatever is discovered ZRA should collect tax on it. 50% should be forfeited to the state & the remainder should be given back to retired Mike Tyson to whom it rightly belongs?
That company is not a registered taxpayer in Zambia…how can you collect tax from it. It should not have been offered such a contract.
It does not have to be registered in Zambia for ZRA to collect tax on transactions it is involved in. When an international or foreign organisation does business in Zambia and is paid by a Zambian entity, the Zambian entity is mandated to collect withholding tax on the total invoice value (the amount varies depending on what the transaction is for) which is then remitted to ZRA.
It doesn’t seem as if the President will do anything about Dora. Something fishy went on and they are hoping all this goes away. Journalists should ask him directly when next they are in his presence.
Its wishful thinking, ECL can never fire Dora, they are accomplices, in fact they are travelling to Israel together
He who will do nothing has been involved from the get go but like all things, what goes around and comes and someone’s fingers will get burnt again. Crime does not pay no matter how long it takes. There are 99 days for a thief but just 1 day for a honest Police.
He who will do nothing has been involved from the get go but like all things, what goes around comes around and comes and someone’s fingers will get burnt again. Crime does not pay no matter how long it takes. There are 99 days for a thief but just 1 day for a honest Police.
DORA SILIYA SHOULD BY ALL THAT IS DECENT BE SUSPENDED AND FREELY INVESTIGATED. THIS WOMAN IS A DISGRACE TO OUR NATION. EACH TIME HER NAME OR FACE APPEARS IN THE MEDIA IT IS TO DO WITH SOMETHING SHAMEFUL. PLEASE DORA STEP DOWN.
MMD money in the reserves yes but no development but with PF no money but with a lot of development all throughout the country for every one to see.
A DISGRACE may be but what if she was not there when the deal took place. If Dora was the one who suctioned the deal, knowing how she responds she should have responded already.
@15 it means that all knows the truth about this maizegate issue and that there is nothing to talk about except for you haters who creates an issue where there is none.
As for this MMD die what there is no MMD as at now for even the MMD president is PF the other one is UPND he is just envying Dora who is still working or he just wants to be noticed, sorry my dear you are taking a wrong path for you to be recognized should do something useful.
please fire the bitch. chilihule
Zambian ACC is not effective. Malawians have shown that. Even President Lungu alluded to that recently. One would even think they have joined the fray.
Dora Dora ni mwana wa nyoko.
In view of what the Malawians have done in relation to an issue in which Zambia and individual politicians are involved, it is only prudent, logical and a case of accountability that an investigation be instituted on our side of the border as well. Malawi has shamed us on this score, so far – perhaps for good. How many times have the authorities that be, in Zambia, actually investigated and taken action against politicians? This is in a country where any sane reasoning person who follows socio-economic/political issues knows corruption is endemic in the country.
It’s amazing to see that there are people who can support Dora, it’s very interesting that’s why it will be so difficult to change this country. We will continue having wrong leaders in government ati leave Dora alone….wake up please we need to flush out wrong people in strategic position so that the country is spares for future generations.
KA LUNGU NI KA KAWALALA!!
-Lawyers licence revoked.
-From broke hustler to U$ Dollar Millionaire in a matter of weeks.
Mwanya pa Zed!!
M@tako a sofiti asokoneza Chagwa, therefore DREAM ON if you think Chagwa will forsake sofiti M@tako a Dola, & put Zambia first!
Asembe Dora inali ni horse, sembe ni ninali kuyikwela.
The real Question is, did Zambia get paid for the commodity Malawi requested? Was the sale consumated at fair market value? If the answers are yes then we can move on and deal with The Congo Republic which is at its knees begging for a transaction. At the same time designate Chiluba to oversee the transaction and become the omnipotent overseer of the Anti Corruption Commission while prosecuting Hon. Siliya for doing her job! It is also interesting that crimes committed and investigated in Malawi have jurisdictinoll implications over Zambia. Sometimes lets show we have a Backbone no matter the personal disdain for hard working Patriot Dora.
I don’t think that ACC and the olice should be left to be investigting shadows as if the crimes reports they receive and investigate are not enough. Are you saying that the ACC should be used by the disgruntled left-wing, disillusioned politicians to investigate cases on hearses? Let this guy Chiluba present his case to the ACC for the institution to determine whether a case is worthy investigation.
Chaponda, ADMARC officials and MRA had contraditing facts that led to suspicions. If you have some evidence that money exchanged hands with the minister, you simply have to furnish that to the ACC.