The construction of a Maternity Annex at Kabushi Clinic in Ndola by Stardy Construction, a company owned by Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office Stardy Mwale has not been completed, nine years since the contract was signed.
Stardy Construction was awarded a K1.6 million tender to construct a Maternity Annex at the clinic in 2013 and the project was scheduled to take 18 months but it remains unfinished nine years later.
Official records from the Ndola District Medical office confirm that Mr Mwale’s firm was paid the full contact sum.
In November 2019, Mr Mwale had to apologize to President Edgar Lungu and First Lady Esther publicly after media reports exposed the delays in completing the project and promised that it shall be completed and handed over in a matter of days.
But a check on the project by Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo over the weekend revealed that the project has still not been completed.
Mr Lusambo expressed deep disappointment over the failure to complete the project saying it was hampering government’s developmental agenda.
He has since tasked officials from the Ministry of Health to explain why it has allowed what he called nonsense to continue regarding the project for several years.
“This is unacceptable. What we know is that the contract period was a mere 18 months but nine years later we are still discussing the same issue. Now I want to find out why our Annex Building remains unfinished when our neighboring constituency Bwana Mkubwa had a similar project completed and handed over by the Minister of Health himself,” he said.
Mr Lusambo said Kabushi constituency is a growing area with a growing population which needs a functional Maternity Annex to service the expectant mothers.
But in that 9 years Start has become a millionaire in dollars.. PF corruption
Kanshi niba Lusambo ebamusoselele Sturdy!
It is disappointing but we know our bull dozer will deal with this promptly.
Kikikiki, he ate the money! How do you pay in advance?!? Imwe, naimwe! Manje tizachita bwanji? Apologise again?!?
@ Nilibe ma bundles, very interesting. I thought construction projects, payments are made in stages of completion. How do you pay full amount in advance? what happens if after paying the company goes into liquidation?
@Skylab they paid in advance because the contractor was controlling things from Ministry of Finance.
AND THE SAME WANT CONTRACTS FROM THE MINES KIKIKI
YEAHYOU BULL DOZE IT AND RECLAIM THE FUNDS >>
THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES YOU ARE BEING LOGICAL
The issues here are contractual. On most contracts it’s GRZ that has been found wanting. So I can’t condemn Stardy Mwale for now because I know that the problem could be with Govt. As for Bowman, his tantrums are sometimes embarrassing. Stardy Mwale is a very senior official in both Govt and the PF, if you have issues why don’t you call him. You’re not embarrassing Stardy alone but Edgar as well. Muletekanya
PF corrupted lot, should not begin to mock Zambians by expressing disappointment over un completed projects they know money paid to do the project was stolen by Sturdy Mwale and president Lungu knows. Sturdy Mwale even boasted having bought a farm in Southern province cash of $2million. It takes a thief to catch a thief. Lusambo can not brag about the unfinished project in Kabushi Ndola for political mileage to be seen as a good boy. Lusambo is in fact exposing the stinking rot of PF regime of which he is part of. Shameless corrupt greedy PF regime of Zambia.
is this the same mwale involved in the Rushia what what deals–
AND YOU BOWMAN-All this time-you have not had a small talk with sturdy-he is your Junior after all-or is this just another stunt to be seen to be relevant to the public
Isn’t it the same PS Stardy Mwale who has just been fired?
PF corruption is so bad, these guys need to o come August 2021.
First and foremost , everyone in PF is a businessman ,
they are all in politics to get rich…….
service delivery and serving the people is distant priority…..
Just look at their pot bellies after they enter goverment
Hence . …
Time is ripe to deal with Sturdy Mwale, he is been fired now its turn for Ex Solwezi Boys to take revenge. Bowman wants to retain Kabushi Constituency and mwale wants to play spolier. It does not work like that.
Well this issue has just lead to him being fired if reports are correct.
AND EVEN AFTER 9 YEARS THOSE ARE THE STANDARD AND QUALITY?
DO LINE MINISTERS EVEN PASS BY THE PROJECTS TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF WORK, LET ALONE THE ARCHITYECTS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND OTHERS? ATI THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING MOST OF THE CONTRACTS TO CHINESE FIRMS!!!???
IF THE QUALITY FOR THE HOSPITAL/CLINIC I AM SEEING IS ACCEPTABLE BY PEOPLE INVOLVED, THEN THEY HAVE ROTTEN BRAINS.
hence been fired from cabinet office
Show the incomplete side.
They will spend more money on this project and the cost will escalate to a million dollars .It shows that someone has been sleeping on the job and has just woken up becuase it is election time .These people are worse that COVID-19 and Cholera put together
But Why was he paid the full amount? Aren’t payments supposed to be phased according to progress made? Honestly That’s why Zambians rarely get contracts because they never deliver what they are paid for. Then people complain about tenders being given to foreign companies. It’s exactly because of failure to deliver and when they do manage to deliver its all sub-standard!!!