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By: Anthony Bwalya – UPND Member
The Auditor General’s Report for the period ended December 2018 reported that Undelivered Materials had spiked from K1.5 million in 2017, to K9.3 million in 2018.
The Stardy saga explains only a small part of this rot because it is a widespread, carefully designed and executed scheme with the PF party institution very much at the heart of it.
State House is aware of this because they know who is getting paid what for doing nothing, and the PRESIDENT continues to promote and protect these individuals.
Stardy Mwale receives full K1.6 million payment to construct a Maternity Annex in my home Constituency of Kabushi at Kabushi clinic. Except, he has not delivered on his contractual obligations for several years now.
At the time this contract was awarded to him, he was some high ranking PF party officials on the Copperbelt, and despite his criminal conduct bordering on obtaining money by false pretenses, the PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu, proceeded to rewarding him with an even more sensitive position of Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defense.
I would not be surprised that Stardy Mwale is now involved in companies that have now captured military procurement contracts for their own personal gain.
But Stardy Mwale is an example of how the PF have continued to steal public money using fake companies that have zero ability to deliver on public works but proceed to receiving full contract payment amounts even before these criminals have moved an inch of sand on-site.
We have always said how the PF have, between 2011 and 2018, have siphoned over $10bn out of this country using fraudulent procurement schemes, corruption, theft and just pure fraud.
There are a lot of companies owned by PF officials, CADRES and sympathizers who, like Stardy, have created companies that deliver zero contracts but continue to receive payments on these contracts.
The company that bought Fire Tenders for $42 million is a company owned by friends of the PF and enjoyed the fullest protection of state machinery. We know how Stephen Kampyongo benefitted from this theft of public resources because information is official and in the public domain.
The companies that are at the heart and soul of stealing from the Zambian public through the fraudulent procurement, supply and distribution of fuel are owned by proxies of high ranking PF party officials.
This is why the PF could afford to use public money to buy cheaper oil from Saudi Arabia in a government to government deal, but still proceeded to reselling this resulting fuel at a premium to Zambian consumers, with profits going directly into their pockets.
While this is happening, we have no medicines or equipment in our clinics and hospitals, council workers are not being paid, local contractors who have genuinely delivered on their contracts have not been paid for years!
This is why, in part, Zambians must never make the mistake of electing the PF to power – ever again. The carnage they will leave after ejection from power will take several years to rectify.
We can never deliver sensible, sustainable, inclusive national and community development with criminals at the helm of state power.
In the meantime, Stardy Mwale must either resign or get fired, and be indicted for theft of public money.
PF have turned Zambian governance institutions into an evil enterprise of state capture.
We knew things would be terrible under this government. But even we underestimated the levels of corruption Lungu and his friends are capable of. Of course these “honorable” MPs are shielded from the everyday suffering of the average Zambian and thus they remain adamant that they are delivering. Total horse manure of course. We are in debt to our necks with nothing to show for it. Who would have thought 1964 Zambia would have better infrastructure than a 2019 Zambia relative to the times and technology. Wow. Vote sensibly bane. Dununa, chibuku, T-shirts are all fun and games till someone is expected to be an adult mu State House. Let’s learn from this horrible mistake.
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Failure to deliver is a serious offence but it is not automatically equivalent to criminal conduct. At the most, there is a breach in the contract but some situations reduce the misconduct from criminal negligence to business challenges. The contractual obligation must reckon with harsh realities on the ground in poor developing countries. Foreign currency exchange fluctuations and inflation could derail simple basic operations. This is particularly true for new comers because the new comer by definition lacks capabilities to deliver on time and to specifications. The well established contractor know the business environment from A to Z. The old contractor possesses reliable suppliers and transporters and these suppliers and contractors are not necessarily willing to accommodate new…
The well established contractor know the business environment from A to Z. The old contractor possesses reliable suppliers and transporters and these suppliers and contractors are not necessarily willing to accommodate new contractors. Take time to focus on One million when Billions could be saved with eyes wide open.
Dr, whilst what you are saying is true, I do not subscribe to a situation where a contractor is paid for unfinished or totally undone works. In such a situation PF, can’t take the blame Bwana Bwalya. In order for payment to take place many people are involved. The owner and executor of the project must sign for completion, the cost accountant for the area must also sign and perhaps the financial controller need to sign for payment to go through. I must haste to mention that this kind of dribbling can happen under any regime, you name it PF, upnd, FDD, NDC, etc. What is suppose to happen is once this is found out, like Stardy Construction case the whole chain of approving officials should come under their defence. This could lead to dismissals to approving GRZ officials whilst service…
Pf is just the wrong thing for Zambia. The founding father of pf may have had a vision of patriotism for the country thereby naming his party Pf. I disagree with the high borrowing though. But we all agree the man was great, inspiring and a hard worker.
Patriotic people are hardworking and hate laziness. Now Mr. Lungu is the lazy type, a drunkard encouraging people to steal by issuing statements such as ubomba mwibala alya mwibala.
A hard working person can never be a thief. Robbers and thieves are generally too lazy to work. They want things fast without sweat. That is the culture Mr. Lungu brought to Pf and hence the thieves love him. Lungu, a man for the tavern and that’s all.
Kleptocracy is the term you are looking for gentlemen!
“…. This is why, in part, Zambians must never make the mistake of electing upnd to power…”
TELL us Anthony, what is it that you will do differently??? The 48 houses belong to a known upnd supporter, a nephew of Situmbeko Musokotwane, you have the largest horde of criminals as cadres any opposition party has ever had, you mps are involved in massive land corruption, your party handpicks leaders and don’t practice democracy, HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT FROM THE MMD CORRUPTION OR THE SUPPOSED PF CORRUPTION???
This should be the definition of “dununa reverse”. Asking mindless questions that we all know the answer to, deflecting blame, and overall having no moral compass. They have told you several times the many things they would do differently. ‘ I guess you are too focused on trying to keep the job you earned without merit to see the merits to their argument. Let folk with a vision and a heart for the Zambian people lead.
I am not the subject here. Help us understand how upnd will do things differently. FULL STOP.