The Labour Movement has expressed sadness at the continued revelations of financial irregularities in the Auditor General’s report, every year.
The Federation for Free Trade Unions of Zambia(FFTUZ) has since called on government to put in place stringent measures to deal with those found wanting.
FFTUZ president Joyce Nonde Simukoko told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that, the continued misappropriation of public funds has negatively impacted on both the social and economic growth of the country.
Mrs. Simukoko said due to the increase in the levels of misapplication of public resources, government has failed to offer better conditions of service to most of its workers due to lack of sufficient money.
She also explained that the labour movement and government have failed to come up with meaningful negotiations as the services of workers have remained the same.
Mrs. Simukoko added that this is why government should put in place stiffer laws that will ensure that those found guilty of misusing public funds are punished.
She noted that the money that is not accounted for especially in unretired imprest and irregular payments can go a long way in improving the conditions of service for workers if properly utilized.
She said the country cannot afford to continue losing huge sums of money that can be used for other meaningful developments.
Mrs. Simukoko has since advised government to be tough on those cited for misapplying public funds.
The Auditors Generals report of financial year ended 2008 has revealed financial irregularities in misappropriation of revenue, unaccounted for revenue, delayed banking, unretired imprest, unaccounted for stores and irregular payments among others major irregularities.
ZANIS
It’s not “misapplying funds.” It’s stealing, period. Mwe basakala n y o n g o mwe. [-x ba swine! mwabe inkanshi ukukalabana ngenkanda yaku m a t o l e…. p@nyo p@nu.! ~X(
Hah! this lady is around and still president
Joyce has been talking less ever since she got married. The alangizi did their work nicely!
No wonder all MMD are against anybody who supports Dwambisa Moyo’s book.For a fact, nobody will ever be persecuted.However, if this was Mpombo or Chansa Kabwela you would have seen how fast the clown at plot one would have intervened.Look how long Kapoko’s case has taken and all because Mitti was involved and Mitti is a RB’s relation.Just look at all those mansions in chalala owned by civil servants.How well paid are our civil servants? What is the ACC and DEC doing?They are either busy scratching their balls and waiting for instructions from the clown of plot one or they are culprits themselves.Even a blindman can see that the Clown at plot one is corrupt to the core.The clown is busy travelling and earning allowances in dollars while red lip is making more money by acting as…
Dont see pple like they are blind or deaf, that is stealin, take action now to those pple what are yu waiting for, commission or what, get the guys concern nd put them to jail.:((
If the government can’t take action , they might as well just close down the office of the Auditor General. WHat is the point of catching thieves and not throwing them in Jail
RB need to do something about this. Levy failed to address this as for Chiluba I will not even go there