President Rupiah Banda has warned that there will be no sacred cows in the on-going investigations regardless of whether those involved are members of the ruling MMD or from the opposition.
And President Banda has said the on-going investigations are too serious to be trivialized or politicized because of the huge sums of moneys involved and that all Zambians should therefore give necessary support and information to the investigating agencies in order to bring those involved to book.
He said Zambians, especially leaders, should not trivialize the investigations and appealed to Zambians to refrain from making comments that are prejudicial to the on-going corruption investigations at the Ministry of Health and other government line ministries.
President Banda said this in a press statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today by his Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Dickson Jere.
Mr. Banda said he wants justice to prevail and the truth to come out adding that he would not shield anyone from being investigated or prosecuted once the truth is established.
He said people with information regarding the beneficiaries or individuals who were involved in the corruption allegations at the Ministry of Health should report to relevant law enforcement agencies as opposed to issuing unsubstantiated press statements.
“There will be no sacred cows in the on-going investigations regardless of whether those involved are members of the ruling MMD or from the opposition. The on-going investigations are too serious to be trivialized or politicized because of the huge sums of moneys involved,” he stated. “The investigating agencies of government are looking for evidence. Please, feel free to take evidence to these law enforcement agencies instead of rushing to the press to issue unsubstantiated statements.”
Recently, 33 health officials including former Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Simon Mitti were sent on forced leave to pave way for investigations for allegedly embezzling over K27 billion public resources from the Ministry of Health.
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Ndiye nkhani iyo baba banda. But move fast!!!
Cage bigmouth Teta. He’s trivialising issues.
ka-Teta,ka-Mulongoti,chi-Katele all know something…..cage them also.and remember iwe chi-RB that we have recorded wat you hav jst said.NO u-turning ngatiwapeza ati somehow,somewhere on the way ur also implicated OK
hope his son is listerning. sorry mean hope it applies to the son aswell..
This is serious Mr. President I hope you mean wat you are saying but act quick before you are discouraged or maybe bribed
#1 Don’t worry my friend. The economist is in charge. See how he stirs this troubled ship into calm walkers and then scores a whooping 80% electoral vote in 2011. This man mean business. From my inside sources in our great party MMD, this is going to be the biggest shake up in govt ever seen in Zambia’s history and when all is said and done, we shall have a civil service we can all be proud of something we have yearned for since the formation of MMD. Finally the pieces are falling in place. Some of the actions will be jaw dropping. Just watch the space.
Except Dora
Chi Banda chimumvera mushe Dora!
MMD Chief Bootlicker, your flattery is suspect.
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Sacred Cow – Maureen Mwanawasa
Put her in a house, she has K47b of taxpayer money why should hard working people pay for her guest house stay?
amadyapo pali Dora so imwe simuziba?
#9, save your breath! never mind the MMD chief bootlicker! the guy is is totally against the MMD leadership and is dying for change. He comes out that way to make the debate more meanful and interesting! trust me! If we all side the opposition , then there will be nothing to debate about.i
Chief Bootlicker, as usual, i admire your undying loyalty…i suppose hence your name. However, what makes you so sure we are going to have a good civil service when we currently have a circus of a foreign service?
#13 don’t know what you mean. I can only speak for this embassy here and I think people in SA will vouch for us in the sense that we do our best to address their needs and those that attended the talk we organized when RB was here will testify to that. So we are not a circus here in Pretoria
This is what is expected from any statesman – zero tolerance and nothing less. It’s time to empty the clip on these white collar criminals!
hehehe #12 esther good point!! though i would like to ask RB and Sata supporters do u guys think that its progressive or even safe to vote in a 76 year old into the highest office in the land? thats twice the life expectancy in Zambia n with all pressures in politics do u think they will live to see the entire 5 year term? seriously guys lets be realistic here.
#15 disclaimer : this is not an endorsement for any other political party ie upnd
This is what is expected from you, Mr. President – zero tolerance for theft of public resources. We shall see if you mean it.
Good message from the President RB Banda, but what about the cases of MMD top leadership people like Mabenga and Kaka?
On “Mr. Banda said he wants justice to prevail and the truth to come out adding that he would not shield anyone from being investigated or prosecuted once the truth is established”, i am equally eagerly awaiting for the truth. Please, MMD GRZ expedite your investigations so that the 2011 elections can be held in a good well informed people atmosphere.
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Prevention is better than cure.
#15 mmd chief bootlicker this is off topic, but concerning passports how long does it usually take for your mission there to recieve the passports? do u have cases were it takes 4 to 5 months before an applicant recieves?
# 10 shed more light mwanawesu….ati shani?
@15 nine chale, i don’t believe you are that gullible!
yaba MISTAKE I MEANT #14 MMD CHIEF BOOTLICKER IN MY ABOVE POST
#20 FTJ – The light is already shed. Maureen refused a govt. issued house after her husband’s demise. She said the house wasnt good enough for her and she was housed in a guest house. What we need to find out is who owns that guest house and how can such behaviour from a former first lady be permitted. Her attitude clears shows that she doesnt care about the country and God knows what she was up to when she was in state house.
MMD Chiefbootlicker, when we talk of the foreign service we are not only refering to the mission in SA. Be serious. There is a bigger picture here. If the SA mission is well organised, then well and good. Now being a bootlicker (for MMD, that is) i want to believe you know i am refering to the recent appointments by RB into the FS. Having said that, can you now respond to my earlier question?
#24 Ba Moze, SA office opens at 09:00 AM, they go into a meeting at 09:10, they come out at 12:00 and then go for Lunch……….they are back at 14:00 hours…They close the office at 15:00 hours…so on avarage they attend to people for 1 hours 10 minures in a day
#25 LMAO!
They have a small untidy room where they keep old zambia newspapers. The outside is unkempt
#27 ROTFLMBAO!
The Zambian Embassy is Pretoria has one toilet for visitors male and female
Rich Zambiano, LOL!!!!! You are truly patriotic my friend. You are calling a spade a spade! I hope the Chief boot licker has seen this. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! You have made my day. Nayenda manje. Bye bloggers!
The Embassy also has one toilet for visitors male and female
Ba Moze bweleni mukwayi!
bye bloggers…..so sad about that missing Air France flight AF447.
#21 dalitso, of coursed I still have my doubts but let us just wait and see if they shall practice what they preach this time.
We are wait to see action!!!
Thats the news we want to hear.But we will wait and see if you will not start dragging your feet when you realize that HENRY Banda is involved.Even if you do drag your feet ,your son will come and account for his actions when that day of reckoning arrives for him.
The talk is good but the action rate is worrying. He makes statements with his eyes closed meaning that he is NOT very serious. He should be spitting fire the way KK used opver the mandrax dealers. People need to fear when he stands up to talk and NOT ridicule him as ‘Nyama Soya’ a name which has been popularised so much that he even accepts it. Bwafya kwena pa Zed. Naikosa na bukabolala – no shame in the thieves anymore. Even jail birds shake hands with the president in public – Regina Chiluba is an example.
No sacrificial lambs yes Mr president. More so Dora, James and Henry
i’ve just come to realise that there was more senseless plunder under ba levy’s regime than muli ka FTJ.and i feel pity for my country because the people making noise pretending to expose corruption deeds are the likes of sata the man who generously distributed the monies that where stolen from the national assembly to MMD cadres to influence chiluba’s third term bid.god bless zambia
why dont you start with chiluba first?That case has taken to long. Audit KK’s accounts as well from the time he was president.I think its time to reposses national wealth.
MMD is full of jokes. Who can take RB seriously? They have been asuring Zambians of many things but nothing has come to fruition. Take the example of promises they made during ellections…where are they? What are we doing Zambians…LET US GO FOR REVOLUTION 2011. REVOLUTION 2011 .
Mr President what of Maureen Mwanawasa and the her billions in First Alliance bank.
CAN SOME ONE TELL US WERE MAUREEN GOT THESE MILLIONS IN FIRST ALLIANCE BACK & WE KEEP PAYING FOR HER UP KEEP.PA ZED.
Ni pa Zed zowona where cases of those wanting take decades to dispose.e.g. FTJ, Xaviour Chungu, Defence Generals etc. Ba RB, we want quick action please.
What happens if Dora is involved?
46 LCK……what will happen if Dora is involved is that Nyama Soya will hang himself to save his face from disgrace. The two are in good knote and I fear for ka Thandi.
RB pls sweep the ground for our children who need protection from these internal enemies involved in K 27 b.
A commander of a battalion commands with conviction, a hunter goes hunting for a purpose,similarly a leader will lead the masses/people with knowledge. The words from RB are good, yet I ask ? Is it out of conviction? what is the purpose now not yester months ? Is that his vision ? I will wait and see.
Koma maZedians nibo chenchela ai, so banayamba liti kuiba ndalama zamene izi? don’t stop from stealing boyz, but just remember we are watching and time will always tell…
Iwe chi RB, we know some sacred cows already, what are you trying to tell us?
When LPM wanted to hold the culprits concerning election malpractises in 2001, he ended up realizing that he was involved and this you can attest to the 150 vehicles he stuck to which were parked at state house even when it was ruled that those were purchased using state money not MMD money. so even RB will realize that he will be looking at himself when the cases reach momentum and you will hear a lot of nolles
Hey!! What a good change of heart, hope this makes RB realise that Dora and some of his Children are categorised as sacred cows in this context! Thanks, hope it’s not rhetoric!
RB must keep quiet if this investigation can be deemed free of political meddling and not swayed towards a group that is deemed enemies and leave out the real culprits. RB is trying to confuse and scare the investigators. When he mentions sacred cows, who are these cows he is talking about if not Dr. Chituwo, Dr. Miti and others in MMD? After all they are the ones who are running affairs. There’s only one culprit in all this sagas – MMD.