The first two cases of NGO officials, who allegedly pocketed more than K148 million donor funding will be handed over to the police fraud department, Home Affairs Minister, Lameck Mangani said yesterday.
He said in an interview yesterday that the matter had been referred to the police for further investigations and warned that all found culpable would face the law.
“The matter has been referred to the police for further investigations and these are some of the NGOs that are vocal and talking a lot about corruption and the acquittal of Dr Chiluba. Once they have been found guilty, they may face the law,” Mr Mangani said.
Mr Mangani said what was annoying was the fact that the NGOs in question were among those vocal civil society organisations that were agitating for honking against the acquittal of second Republic president, Fredrick Chiluba, thereby being in the forefront to promote anarchy in the nation.
Commenting on the whistling by the CSOs which went on undisturbed in Lusaka on Friday last week, Mr Mangani said such action was still an offence, especially that the CSOs had agreed that they had stopped their action when they last met with the Government and the police.
He wondered what the CSOs would achieve by whistling.
[Times of Zambia]
Fish em’ out and lock them up! Just don’t forget to throw away the keys.
The loudest noise makers are usaully the criminals themselves…..moderator is right…fish em out….Please let us know, its true in zambia NGO’s are a business now. People are buliding houses and buying expensive cars ny merely running NGO’s. It seems more corruption is coming out in this government, could it be that we may have spent too much time focussing on Chiluba, good move Managni, please keep us posted we want to know who the two are.
Could this be said to Banda and his team? Banda is preparing to run to Swaziland as soon as things go South. You want to throw keys on the NGOs but have failed to throw keys away on the Ghost Worker Thandiwe saga. What a government? Lets level the play ground, get Masebo first for the Hearses, Former MoH PS Dr. Miti, Dora Siliya, Rupiah Banda for Oil Saga, Rupiah Banda for Zamtel saga, Rupiah Banda for the INDENI saga, Rupiah Banda for Chiluba saga, Rupiah Banda for Julius Sakala saga, Rupiah Banda for Kabwela (The Post) saga, Rupiah Banda for the Mobile Hospitals. Why do some people get excited so easily with small chaps making a mistake and stay mum on big issues? Go for the big fish if you have balls to play with.
i wonder who the complainant is?
I may not not really how certain NGO’s are run, but what i know is that most NGO’s are audited and donors also do have compliance visit, so oi wonder if the donors are the complainants in this case or it’s the beneficiaries themselves. pliz the police handle this case with the proffessionalism it deserves or else we have another situation likke the one the RB accused the post news paper of having pocketed $30,000 just to silence them but thank GOD the post wa vindicated..
Lets wait and see,
utter nonsense! Mangani is just trying to protect Chiluba & ridicule the NGOs.What is the connection of Misapplying the said amount and commenting on Chiluba’s corrupt acquittal
O-o-o-o-! Hold your fire guys! Have you not realized that those who work as NGOs in the HIV/AIDS sector look so much obese, while the real beneficiaries are bony all over? Please, think 2ice before opposing. Otherwise I am on my way to form an NGO.
Let Managani not just dream, There are better ways of dealing GRZ critics than throwing every thing to the Police to investigate. There is no way donors will just dish out their cash the way he is making us believe. Mangani and others should be thinking how they are going to convince pipo of Solwezi central to make them retain the seat otherwise at the rate things are going the Pact will carry the day and come 2011 MMD will be consigned to the back bench.
Let the one who has not commited buchende throw a stone?
#2 BWEZANI yiu are right to say ‘…..in zambia NGO’s are a business now. People are buliding houses and buying expensive cars by merely running NGO’s.’ Most NGOs in Zambia are formed so that the owners move from rugs to riches. When you go to the Registrar of Societies Office, you find that at least 10 NGOs are born each day. This is why I feel the Govt was right to enact the NGO Regulation law. NGOs and Govt should provide checks and balances between themselves.
correct;; but we also want to know who is keeping the 25billion kwacha for the ministry of health, only 2billion was stollen by kapoko , donnot so much amplify the 148million , first let us have the 25billion kwacha and also have chiluba pay back those billions ..
Ever come accross first degree illiteracy? Follow it in the excerpt below said by a US based PF cadre called “Kalos2020”.He says:
About NGOs, how does the govt know about the K148m fraud as if it funds these NGOs? Last time I check the budget, there was no NGO funding. So, were do these figures come from apart from just trying to brand some non govt supporting NGOs as frauds?
You see what i mean by first degree illiteracy? I salute one Kuku who has outrightly torn down dangerous ignorance of the PF thugs ever allergic to reason, critical thinking and education irrespective of where they are.Can some exposed chap in the West carry this degree of ignorance.No wonder MMD has kept leaving hallucinations with PF losers while retaining real power and meas of power election after election making Sata a professional loser of 4 times now awaiting his fifth one.
Kuku said ,
I’m alarmed with your ignorance and failed thinking. You mean you are that dumb on Government operations and NGOs? You mean there is a country where NGOs’ funding and mandate is a secret to the state? Since you are in the US, read the IRS tax codes on the civic society and come back to explain why some NGOs have been visited by
Where did you do your Sophomore level State and Federal Government courses or Government 1 and 2 two prerequisites for many US colleges to be this dumb?
Are you a Matero University products? Your ignorance is not fitting someone in the USA a country with strict NGO laws.Ask CPAs, Finance,Public Administration and criminal justice professionals for guidance then you will realize how much you are embarrassing yourself and your party PF.
Observer, you are a very good observer. Unfortunately you failed to observe the fact that Thandiwe stole from the govt and you have not mentioned that fact. Did you mean to say ignorance or illiteracy? Yes I am ignorant on how they steal money, but illiteracy is yours bwana. You have not said anything to counter my statement. Tell us, how does govt operate in relation with the NGOs? Tell us does the ZED govt fund these NGOs? Now we shall find who is really a cadre and really ignorant. Give us the page of Zambian budget were it funded the NGOs. Probably I missed that part. By the way, when you are still on it, can you answer the questions about your Rupiah Banda? PF thugs are better than RB thugs because they don’t steal from women and children. Impoverishing the nation.
#16, you sound so confused. Who is discussing the NGOs in the US? You see how uncoofed you sound. Is Mangani your hero talking about NGOs in the US? You are so mixed up such that you don’t know if you going or coming. Let it known here that NGOs being targeted are those that are asking about Chiluba and RB criminal syndicates. Next time you question other people’s illiteracy in the West, ask yourself if you know what you are ranting about. Probably that will guide you respond effectively. Just being in the West is not enough.
we know NGOs who were just created to pokcet doner maney.It does matter who steals doner money an offincial from government or NGO.These guys they are driving expensive cars not for NGOs bt personal .you go to chalala or lusaka west and some other towns and see houses they have built. Let the Government do their job.even those you support will do the same.These NGOs are thieves.
Kalos2020,
About NGOs, how does the govt know about the K148m fraud as if it funds these NGOs? So, were do these figures come from apart from just trying to brand some non govt supporting NGOs as frauds?
Kuku has exposed your ignorance and i quote him asking you:
I’m alarmed with your ignorance and failed thinking. You mean you are that dumb on Government operations and NGOs? You mean there is a country where NGOs’ funding and mandate is a secret to the state? Since you are in the US, read the IRS tax codes on the civic society and come back to explain why some NGOs have been visited by
Answer this one:
Where did you do your Sophomore level State and Federal Government courses or Government 1 and 2 two prerequisites for many US colleges to be this dumb?
Are you a Matero University products? Your ignorance is not fitting someone in the USA a country with strict NGO laws.Ask CPAs, Finance,Public Administration and criminal justice professionals for guidance then you will realize how much you are embarrassing yourself and your party PF
What does this got with being a CPA, or USA laws with NGOs? Who is discussing NGOs in the US? You sound so lost such that you have no data to base your silly argument on that you are parroting another parrot. Learn to learn. Sophomore? do you even know what a sophomore is? Who told you that sophomores in the US know about govt operations? Who are you kidding? When you mention justice professions, do you mean Zambian judges or Zambia Police? What lunacy is this? When did ZP operate on the basis of their own findings? As Kabwela, ask the same NGOs, ask Chiluba the beneficiary of the same failed and politicized justice system you call justice. Why don’t you use your own heads but follow blindly someone who probably did not think about the two place, Zambia is not in USA FYI.