Over K150 million meant for the construction of a new high school at Henry Kapata Village in Kasama has allegedly been misappropriated by school authorities.
This is according to a petition signed by more than 150 parents seeking the intervention of Northern Province Permanent Secretary Mwalimu Simfukwe and availed to ZANIS this morning.
The parents are requesting Mr. Simfukwe together with provincial education officer Selisho Chanda to urgently intervene in the alleged financial scandal at Henry Kapata Basic School.
The parents ere complaining that the funds meant for the construction of the high school to be situated within the premises of Henry Kapata Basic School, have not been accounted for by the school administration.
They alleged that some people at the institution may have diverted the money for personal gain, as no proper record of how the money was used, has been availed to the parents.
The parents further said the school authorities have allegedly incurred a debt of over K20 million in unexplained circumstances.
They described the misuse of the money at the school as totally unacceptable, as the funds were meant to raise the literacy levels of the vulnerable people, especially those in the Henry Kapata community and the surrounding areas.
The parents said the foundation of the new high school is not strong and that it has already started cracking, before the completion of the construction work.
They demanded that the education authorities to immediately carry out an audit exercise, to find out how the money was used.
When reached for a comment, Kasama District Education Board Secretary Esnart Mukosa said she was not aware of the misappropriation of funds meant for the construction of a high school at Henry Kapata Village.
Mrs. Mukosa, however, said the new school was purely a community initiative and that the Ministry of Education had not released any funds towards the project.
She urged the local community to seek clarification from a named Catholic Priest over the handling of the funds for their school project.
ZANIS
How do such things happen right under people’s noses? What should we do as a nation to stop these corrupt people that we place in power?
Iyee there we go again,more money stolen. Let them account for that money, if they fail arrest them its too much
Let them account for that money, if they fail, arrest them, its too much. twanaka naba kabolala
The parents are the project donors for this high school. Donor funds must be used transparently and in an accountable manner.
Embezzlement of public funds have became a norm in this country, there is need to seriously look at changing the laws regarding this crime. Perpetrators of such vices need to be severly punished, i mean they need long term sentences, minimum 15years
All those Accountants graduating from ZICAS, you would think that the level of internal controls would be so strong that such things would not continue to occur. Goes to show that you can’t teach with imaginery test tubes and hope the students becomes a scientist.
But if GRZ has not released any money to this project, where has this K150m come from? Or do my Bemba cousins know how “to read money”?
ARREST THEM PERIOD.
People please, dont be foolled by RB and his morons. These twits are trying to divert our attention from real issues of the kapoko’s and them (Dora case). Can we leave this Chansa’s case to dig deeper on kapoko’s because it involves rb. napapata puliishi
As usual.Ripping us off
Zambians are just thieves
when will this ever end!!! am tired of reading such stories
Its the same money used to sowela the dancers at Lwiindi!
Corruption has become our staple food, MOH, schools, police (police being ordered), judiciary compromised, hearses bought at the expense of shools desks, drugs, and living wage for health workers.
With such lebels of corruption, can Barrack Obama choose Zambia next. Kaya.
I wonder if the money went to buying some hearses for northern province…
My comment was a bit too short,why do you have to dictate how much I must submit