Government has announced that the tender for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the streets of Lusaka awarded to to Zhongxing Telecom Services (ZTE) of China has been terminated to pave way for the investigations.
Announcing the termination in a statement today, Home Affairs Minister, Edgar Lungu said that he has communicated to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Auditor General and the Ministry of Justice to scrutinise the contract following allegations of single-sourcing the contractor.
The contract involving ZTE and the Ministry of Home Affairs was for the Public Security Safety Network Phase III project also called the Safe City Project.
Mr Lungu said the contract termination follows mounting allegations of non-compliance to standard regulations in the manner it was awarded.
Mr Lungu said that following the allegations of failure to comply with the procurement regulations, requirements and processes, Government had decided to terminate the contract.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to inform the public that in view of the various allegations made in the manner in which the Ministry entered into a contract on the Safe City Project, the manner in which the contract for the Phase III Project was awarded to ZTE by the Ministry of Home Affairs be referred to the ACC and the Auditor General for thorough investigations,” he said.
Glad to hear this.This is in the best interest of the nation.May the culprits, if any dance to the tune of the law.
Why put all that money on cameras and not education or health care? What manpower is going to be monitoring those cameras?
I wouldn’t even invest this money in Health or Education because I do not believe these to be the best at the moment. I would instead invest this money in a project that would yield a profit for Zambia and also create jobs. This is how my mind works. I believe the education levels in Zambia are adequate though not excellent. The only way I would invest in Education, would be for research and development type of ventures in something promising and something that will yield results in the not too distant future. The biggest failure of Zambia and other poor countries is the failure of imagination and creativity. When the time is right I will come back to Zambia and show the nation what I mean. Good luck!!
1.1 Nubian…its all about control, which has taken us to extremes instead of investing in issues that really matter like you have correctly pointed out…Kumasi has invested in indoor toilets and electricity in their VILLAGES while they have ignored their local strip of an airport…and i think that is fantastic lol
Ba Edgar Lungu ok just where were you, it had to take UPND mps to challenge you on this and compared it to joberg RSA where they only spent am out 23 grand RANDS. Any way thank GOD for UPND Ba fikalour Ba PF u don’t mean well for ZAMBIA watch the space u are losing popularity
$210 million in cameras to watch innocent people coming from Mumbwa and Shangombo to visit relatives?? Seriously NUBIAN is more than wise to wonder such a decision.
These PF are indeed Fools, they they hear about 2 daughters were burnt over tiny fish. Imagine how many dams and gardens can be developed from $210 million dollars, I mean American dollars!!
This is a government that can’t even supply water to its toilets at Mulungushi house trying to go first world without sorting out the basics. $210million is a heap of money in any economy and can’t just be spent so carelessly on less important ventures. Here’s what I can do with this money:
1. Build a totally new airport in Solwezi or Ndola, or
2. Upgrade Lusaka’s KK international airport to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo standard, or
3. Address ALLstudent accommodation problems at CBU, UNZA and Evelyn Hone College AT ONCE, or
4. Build three new 200 bed hospitals, or
5. Build 8 new high schools, each with 1000 students, or
6. Build 30 new rural health centers, each with a casualty and maternity ward, or
7. Constructed a totally new 200km road anywhere in this countryTHANKS TO AN…
…… INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENT
I’m sure if you dig dipper you will find that this project is donor funded Zed Leaders do not have the brains to come up with such a project . And don’t be fooled CCTV saves money by preventing crime or allowing the police to find criminals quicker I’m sure if you dig dipper you will find that this project is donor funded. and dont be fooled cctv saves money by preventing crime or allowing the police to find criminals quicker
i think zwd must be taken seriously in its revelations.however,iam glad to make the first coment ahead of ndobo,nostradamus,mushota.these are traditional participants at LT.they realy deserve ranks.
not worry ganja farmer tuli pa cililo
Ba lungu we`ll see those cancelled contracts after the funeral
Best news I’ve heard whole day…let’s keep them honest..good work guys!!
Too much Madilu mu boma,too many commissions. Even for straight forward things,lets eat properly fellow eaters
Good news indeed. Equally the allegations at DEC over the swapping of drugs with salts.
This is a gvt that listens. good work guys. bt this is an allegation
this is confusion!! no knowing whats going on and what to do
Be serious, listening government? More like incompetence or day light robbery. Someone has been caught with her/his pants down. Do we have to rely on whistle blowers to get information? Says alot about the controlling officers. Remember the massive embezzlement of funds at the Ministry of Health where the controlling office claimed all he did was sign the documents? Why are these chaps in these positions if they can’t be curious and question such figures? This is either incompetence at its highest level or a scheme that the controlling officer was in it as well. $210m can get alot and the nation awaits to see some heads roll. We have become a nation of pilferers.
Really laughable I bet if you caught your garden-boy red-handed helping himself to the oranges and lemons in your orchard….you would say he was returning them.
United we stand conversely divided we will fall. We applaud you for listening to the public concerns.
For once a wise decision made. The question is how would such a large contract been considered without senior people in Government knowing about it? Gratitude goes to TIZ for compiling the dossier of evidence.
Why did you have to wait for a public outcry before acting? And why do those zombies at ACC need to wait for instructions to investigate? This fight against corruption is only a ‘quarter-hearted effort.’ this govt sucks!
TIZ rare wake up…. thumbs up ZWD
Its not TIZ its ZDW which deserves to be praised. They uncovered this story some weeks back. Viva ZDW!
I’m just Imagining if this was not brought light. PF doing what RB was exactly doing!!
Zambians. Let us be thankfull to Zambia Watchdod for their contribution. 210 million united states dollars for instalation of CCTV technology for a small city the size of Lusaka would have been daylight robbery by Mulenga Sata and co. Thank ZWD for bringing this to light. I was really shocked to learn that the South African government only spent R42 Million for the whole Johannesburg metro.
Popi is workin. BA MEMBEE BABALA. ….RB would NOT have cancelled the deal . Cobra is now doing right thing.
You dont need cctv camera to see crime in lsk. Just wallk along window shops and you see all the bad deeds.
The boy wont stop there. Am sure he is workin on another project. This boy will run away like henry and hire Amstadam
may this listening gvt include ACC and us, police officers studying forensic investigations at Coppertone university kitwe on the panel investigators,this is a simple matter to investigate.
CCTV is not a priority. How is it going to work when there is no electricity? Stop the blackouts before you move to CCTV. Priorities ba PF.
Mkaika results at 2100 hours:
Collated results at 2100 hours:
MMD PF Others
Kafunka 307 41 4
Chimasuko 330 52 1
Vulamukoko 254 31 12
Chisale 98 16 1
Chankanga 165 31 10
Tosa 304 6 0
Lukweta 286 50 0
Kankande 171 32 6
Azele 128 18 2
Mpangwe 35 15 0
Mwaziputa 129 20 6
Chavisukwa 128 81 4
Matunga 268 30 2
St. Francis 183 40 1
Boma 136 37 2
Walila 374 14 9
Total 3296 514 60
Total (%) 85% 13% 2%
Like I always say ZWD is 80% right considering the propaganda that comes out from the gov’t media and Post we can make our own judgement on the remaining 20% and live with that.
Hahaha kekekekekelele ati a government that listens please really kaponya ni kaponya
This is confusing, i mean how did this project come to be,who initiated it and why did it have to reach this far and no one took action? now that we got wind of it… bombasted you guys with aur rational debates, you then thought it too be something else? why havent you yourselves fought for the poor Zambians to disregard this venture? this tells me that you have done similar ugly bizznesses before, i hope you will not be shutupid (deliberate wrong spelling)to think we are not watching you, meanwhile well done, i would like to know who the driver is though.
@cindy PF think now that ZWD is blocked they can getaway with anything. They must be shocked that ZWD is still managing to uncover their shady deals despite being blocked. ZWD will continue to catch these pathetic Fools with their pants down.
ZWD reported this weeks ago.
@ Nzelu,
They cant take us for granted anymore, am happy that MMD has won they can now get to work.
Viva Zambian Watch Dog. Without ZWD we wwould not have known about this scadal. we would not have known early that Sakeni had gone to India and back. we need the ZWD.
ZWD bakali,wapya Paya Fyonse PF thugs.One by one , who is next please…………God.
I thank Zwd and Upnd for exposing the scam which was picked up by other international media,TIZ only jumped on the bandwagon playing their biased vuvuzela later,remember how they sided with wynter in trying to bring down Dora.
When the people realise the power they wield over elected leaders, we will have gone along way in developing Zambia. We don’t don’t have to wait for 2016, 2021 to get rid of them. Mechanisms must be put in place for quick action against plunderers. We are still waiting for $46m kafupi stashed in a foreign bank. $210m for a small town!
PF have no desire to fight corruption because they are deep into it. That is why they BLOCKED the Zambian Watch Dog just like Chiluba did away with SITET. ACC is asleep and only wakes up at month ends to check if Salary has been credited to their bank accounts. They are Not proactive at all. They wait for others to do their jobs for them – they are basically spoon fed !!!
As much as I do not support this Government, I have to commend them for listening to reason and taking decisive action. The outcomes of recent bye-elections is also an indication of the strength and independence of critical institutions such as the Judiciary and Electoral Commission. Its not a perfect system and has a lot more room for improvement BUT it is doing its part in keeping the PF Government on its toes.
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