
SECRETARY to the Cabinet, Joshua Kanganja has said Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Simon Miti remains suspended contrary to recent media reports that the suspension has been lifted.
Dr Kanganja said it was not true that he had written to the Judiciary instructing officials to drop the charges that were leveled against Dr Miti, and investigations into the matter were still on.
He told journalists in Lusaka that investigations into the Ministry of Health saga were progressing well and the Government would be on hand to inform the people on any new developments.
“I am the one who wrote to Dr Miti notifying him about his suspension and I am the one who will have to write to him notifying him about the lifting of his suspension in case it turns out that he is innocent,” Dr Kanganja said.
“Let me confirm to you that so far I have not done so because the investigations are still in progress,” he added.
He said there were a number of people who were suspended together with Dr Miti over the alleged corrupt acts and there was no way he could have written to the courts to drop the charges against Dr Miti or any other person.
He said the Government was still investigating the alleged corrupt practices that occurred during Dr Miti’s tenure in office to establish whether he had been involved in corruption or not.
Meanwhile, Dr Kanganja also denied reports that one more officer from the Ministry of Health has been arrested at for corrupt practices.
Dr Kanganja said the officer was from the Ministry of Education and was arrested for separate charges that were not connected to those at the Ministry of Health.
[Times of Zambia]






















