Foundation for Community Action on HIV and AIDS (FOCA) coordinator Charles Kafula has been arrested in Kasama for alleged mis-appropriation of K 155 million meant for HIV and AIDS activities in Mungwi District.
Both health and police sources revealed the arrest of Kafula to ZANIS yesterday.
The sources said Kafula has been charged with theft by servant contrary to the law.
The suspect has since been released on police bond pending completion of investigations into the alleged misuse of the K155 million public funds.
Efforts to get comment from Northern Province police commanding officer Charles Lungu failed.
However, investigations in the matter are reported to have stalled because the police do not have funds to send its officers to Lusaka to apprehend a second suspect in the financial scandal.
Highly placed sources revealed that from the time the first suspect was arrested, police have made little progress in investigating the matter.
The sources warned that if police officers delay in traveling to Lusaka to apprehend the second suspect, the case would be difficult to conclude.
Recently, Northern Province Medical Officer Dr. Fabian Kabulubulu expressed concern at the slow pace of police investigations into the alleged misappropriation of K155million meant for HIV/AIDS activities in Mungwi District by a Lusaka based NGO.
Dr. Kabulubulu said investigations in the matter have dragged on since May, when the matter was first reported by Mungwi District Health Director Grace Nanyinza to the police.-Zanis
Kafula sure! Weka zonse izo? Siumvela iwe. Wapya munzi manje, ka?
“However, investigations in the matter are reported to have stalled because the police do not have funds to send its officers to Lusaka to apprehend a second suspect in the financial scandal.”
Such a joke. Are there no police officers in Lusaka who can apprehend that suspect if provided with info? Use your common sense please!!!!
Well, police want to get some subsistence allowance out of this case, which they deserve, otherwise, their Lusaka based counterparts would ably handle the arrest in Lusaka. If the problem is who would be the arresting officer to stand in court, they can always find a way out instead of killing this case merely for want a money.
This is the problem you get when the head is always on the road earning subs everyday while the hard working juniors get no such opportunities.
Zoona police in zambia is not run like a law inforcement agency.
Why send a policeman to Lusaka to apprehend a suspect when this is the town with the police headquarters? Just because someone has to be paid allowances- we know you.
Anyway, use your brains and instruct the Lusaka chaps to arrest the thief and transport him to Kasama.
Ba police, using your initiatives should not be that difficult really, should it?
Come on ba mambala, do your job as professionals.
such mockery in Zambia. public funds go missing and police are only looking for ways of getting kick-backs. shame!
Ubupuba! Stealinng money like that? Life inprisonment! Ba mabala.