One of the Agents involved in a scam in which former finance Minister Ng’andu Magande allegedly duped a Tanzanian National of over 200 bags of rice worth K200 million has been arrested.
Dickson Silondwa who was in the company of Chris Gona another agent suspected to be Magande’s cousin was arrested yesterday evening and detained for questioning at COMESA police post.
The charges against Silondwa are that while acting together with Gona allegedly hired transporters to transport 40 tonnes of rice from Mbala to Lusaka without later paying the transporters their dues.
The arrest is in connection with an incident where a Tanzanian national has accused Chilanga Member of Parliament Ng’andu Magande of allegedly swindling him of 200 million Kwacha.
Soul Hilal Rashid a Tanzanian resident of Sibuwanga told journalists recently that Magande had neglected to pay for a total of supply of 5,000 by 100kg bags of rice despite the consignment having been delivered to him as per agreement of 7th April 2010.
According to the agreement the parliamentarian who is also former finance Minister was suppose to pay half the amount to Rashid a week after the collection of the consignment at Mbala which was the agreed destination .
MR Magande who is alleged to have been liaising with Rashid through his cousin Chris Gona and Dickson Silondwe was also suppose to pay his accommodation and meals whilst in Zambia.
And Rashid who runs an export business says that he is stranded because Mr Magande has refused to call him.
QFM
The police have again demonstrated their professionalism by moving swiftly and arresting the said suspects, this is exactly what should have happened to mushota. is it because magande is politically incorrect?
its now time to deal with magande after mpompo. if you oppose mmd, then you the enemy. the so-called conmen arrest swiftly by the police, yet the murderer musonda is just issue with warning and the police are awaitin for Bwezan to return from his holiday.
This circus will never end…so one bag of rice was worth K1000 000..this was really expensive rice…zambia is full of comedy..iam happy i changed my nationality to afghan..atleast there we just bomb,no time for jokes…
It is a shame to see this govt behave like this.
(1)Chiluba =free. appeal blocked and Nkole fired.
(2) Musonda shoots to kill an innocent citizen = free and still working like nothing ever happened.
(3) IG Kabonde found wanting in the General Auditors report ,till now the 1 billion is untraced. Still working like nothing ever happened.
(4) The son to the losing candidate in Mfumbwe runs over three innocent Zambians and crushes them to death..yes I mean DEATH= still free.
The list goes on.
The problem here is Mangande being on the wrong side.
Heyyyy! #2, I agree with you – you are so handsome, you look familiar – were you once resident at plot 1, and baptised bwezani with your sweet smelling waters???
People hold your horses, let us see where this is going, Soul Hilal Rashid wants his money.
Please Movement For Multi-Party Disaster! What is wrong with you chaps? Whoever is against your sick politics is hounded at all costs. Ifi mona. The clock is ticking towards 2011.
Ever noticed how political opponents become embroiled in scandal just before a general election? This whole thing stinks.
BONNIE KAPESO: We shall leave no stone unturned in this matter involving Hon. Magande. We are working day and night to ensure that those involved are brought to book.
REPORTER: And how far have investigations into the shooting involving Dr. Musonda gone?
KAPESO: You may wish to know that the probe is moving well, and we hope to complete phase one of our investigations somewhere around December 2011.
Meanwhile the President has left the country on auto.
#4, that PF thug who had a bullet in his head is not an innocent citizen.Dr Musonda shot that chap in self defence.The thug wanted to hijack his vehicle.Wait for him to recover, he will go in for attempted aggraveted robbery.
Naimwe ba VJ 11 political over zealous is not good. Are you the only one in Jerusalem who doesent know what has happened? What the hail is in your mind that you are the one who is thinking different from all the people? You seem to be suffering from MMD addiction. Why nor go for rehabilitation?
What has Zambia become? Even individual business is being used for politiking. We all know this site is an MMD sympathiser. We do not hear of RB’s son business deals and so forth, only people who are opposing RB, even with the MMD. Is this real worth of news, a business makes an order and fails to pay on time, and thats news. Come on lusaka times come out of hiding, are you owned by RB?
Ba VJ Rigger nabo, yangu!:-?. Don’t know whether he is coming or going! Kalaleni.
# 13. Miyoba i feel u..
Lets give LT Some news
1. Fr Bwalya to Distribute 1 000 000 Red Cards by 2011
2. Chiluba Recieves Lousy welcome in Kitwe
3. M’membe is an Innocent man says Kaunda
4. Those Involved in the sale of Zamtel will pay Back says Kavindele
5. Kabonde Orders search of Jounalist Phone Number at Zain
How abot that??:-?:-?:-?:-?
# 13. Miyoba i feel u..
Lets give LT Some news
1. Fr Bwalya to Distribute 1 000 000 Red Cards by 2011
2. Chiluba Recieves Lousy welcome in Kitwe
3. M’membe is an Innocent man says Kaunda
4. Those Involved in the sale of Zamtel will pay Back says Kavindele
5. Kabonde Orders search of Jounalist Phone Number at Zain
How abot that??:-?:-?:-?:-?
@ 10,
That’s a good one. Thanks for the morning laugh.
15 and 16.
Now thats a good laugh for the day.
MMD sponsored sites are one sided.
you people, you have nothing to report about ? Magande was doing business with some body. That is not political. Big people in society have been conned by different business men . Zambians woke up. Speak about big issues please. That government is in deep shit.
Magande just pay the man . . .Tanzanian! be careful he will bewitch you if you play with these chaps
ZRA where are you? Sleeping? This rice came from Tanzania, the question is was it cleared? Did it have the importation papers or it was smuggled into Mbala? How will this Tanzanian be paid? In Kwacha? K200 million is equivalent to US$40,000. Any exchange controls required here or this man will change kwacha for dollar on the black market? No money trail to Magande. No Taxes paid by Magande. Perhaps DEC can see something here too? Money Laundering!!!! Chaps!!! Magande is laundering his loot!!!
Reporters without clarity! How can 200 bags cost over K200 million kwacha? Should we all move into the rice business?
hey magande whats up
Let the witch hunt begin!
200 bags worth 200 million , 1 bag is worth 1 million?? hell no crap from crap geovernment and crap reporting if u can’t verify stories
Instead mmd ‘s Govt talking about developmental issues that will improve the lives of people, it is attacking whoever opposes mmd, even a fool can see this. Fr Bwalya, M’membe,Sata,HH,Mpombo,KAvindele,Now its Magande etc, 2011 is coming will build more prisons for mmd. Shooters are free,Dora 2nd 1st lady zamtel, molongoti contempt case is free, criminal IG, kaChiluba etc .A bag of rice is less than K250,000. Useless Times of mmd. wait 2011 is near.