Works and supply minister, Mike Mulongoti has said there is nothing wrong with the Drug Enforcement Commission DEC to implicate former defense minister, George mpombo in the just unearthed K3.3bn scam at the defense ministry.
The DEC yesterday announced the unearthing of a scam in which 98 companies made claims worth k3.3 billion for the supply of goods and services to the ministry of defense without supporting documents.
The disclosure is said to have been made as a result of the ongoing verification exercise of claims of supply of goods and services to government department.
Government Critics have taken this as a ploy to silence the former defense minister who is also kafulafuta member of parliament, George mpombo.
But Mr. Mulongoti said that there is nothing wrong if he is only being asked to account based on the fact that he was once a civil servant.
Mr. Mulongoti said that everyone must own up to the laws of this country and begin to respect regulations that are in place as laid down by the constitution of this land.
He has also urged Zambians against castigating law enforcement agencies in the country stating that they are put in place to ensure that the law is followed to the later and if they find faults, it is their duty to ensure that culprits are dealt with.
The WORKS and Supply Minister said that the general public demands are certain level of accountability from senior government officials and if there seems to be a problem with how funds are utilized; those responsible should be taken to task.
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Mulongoti has a thing for this man
Mulongoti.Your time will SURELY come one day.Dont worry uzkalila mwana…
I knew that Mulongoti will not be quite on this one…come man-wait for the rightful wings to do their parts ..no wonder MMD is always cited to be political on everything..come on chap
Mulongoto should realise that he will not be in government FOREVER, and that people who will be in government at that time if they behave the way he is behaving then he is assured to be in big SHIT.
This chap what is he talking about. How many civil servaants have run away with money start with Maybin Mubanga, Gerge chulumanda, chiluba, former PS Copperbelt Jennipher, Kaingu, Late kapapa may his soul rest in peace,Erick silwamba the list is endless. All the former ministers are up to date have outstanding imprest. And unretired imprest is not a crime as this money is recoverable and infact the saame ministers are the culprits including Bwezani Banda. Leave the chap alone. Even machungwa has got an outstanding imprest.
Mpombo was heading this corrupt ministry at the time.Indeed, ‘there will be nothing wrong to cite Mpombo in K3.3 bn scam’.
Hon Mulongoti talks as if he is clean. Tell the Nation how many Road contracts you have awarded to your relatives, your friends and your OWN company without following Tender procedures. You have amassed so much wealth as Minister of Works and Supply and you think we dont know ? Just wait for your time. You will definately dance to the tune when your time comes. We are busy compiling all the irregularites under your Ministry.
When you fall out of favor withe ruling party for one reazon or the other, get ready to be persued for various offencez, real or imagined. What a Zambia we are creating!
please HELP US TO KICK THIS BEASTS AWAY PIPO MULONGOTI CAN NOW OPEN HIS DIRT MOUTH GOD FORBID.HE IS SHIT/
Mpombo you were warned to “stop Barking”. Now, wawona manje ka. Njala ikupaye!
i’m confused, i thought ministers just issue senseless statement and directives.
i thought it was the P.S.’s and bureaucrats who would be to blame, i guess i was wrong
These ”scams” are in all Ministries ….Home affairs,Justice,Transport,Agriculture and if we where to be transparent, we could learn valuable lessons unlike now when we seem to mixing things with settling of political score!
Does the minister make payments iwe Kamulongoti?
Mulongoti what goes around comes around. Your time will surely come. Persue people like chiluba not Mpombo
What Mulongoti is doing is very normal in the politics of the bottom billion countries. Politics of victimization and so on. Unfortunately they do not always work. The strategy boomerangs because the conduct of politicians in the bottom billion countries is similar. They get caught in the same traps they use to pin others.If Mpombo continued to be the Minister of Defense, the answer is everyone’s guess. He would have continued to be a darling and a comrade of Mulongoti. But alas! Mpombo is a critic of Mulongoti’s boss.he has to be silenced if not eliminated from the political field. He is a threat to the objectives of the powers that be. This case actually is an eye opener. It has somehow exposed these chaps in govt. Mulongoti should just wait for his time to be dropped in that frying…
Mulongoti is a Good man, verY honest. he has not Amassed Any wEalth… He is wise and loVeS this counTrY. lOng lIvE mUlOngoTi..
Here’s where that old law could have worked, “Abuse of Authority of Office.” So now what is Mpombo going to be charged with?
Ba LT, Dont you want to say “There would be nothing wrong in citing Mpombo……..”
So what if Mpombo has a case to answer? Does this mean the govt should ignore his alleged misdemeanour’s lest they be accused of victimisation? Are you then saying that corruption is ok in certain circumstances or if the alleged perpetrator is a critic of the govt? If Mpombo has nothing to hide why the panic? If he feels he is being victimised he can run to the courts like his new best friend Sata who am sure would be willing to foot some of his legal bills in case he now has a phobia of writing cheques.
If Mpombo committed some crime the law must take its course. The only worrying thing is how the investigating wings are conducting their business. With government critics they are swift to act but when the suspect is pro government their feet are heavy. No wonder people are taking such investigations as victimisation. For intance why has DEC upto date failed to question Chiluba on the source of US8million in the Zamtrop account?
If there is one minister i really feel is evil is mulongoti. I just wish that plane crash in kasempa was worse.
This Audit or was it investigation covered many years and involves a lot of people who saved as Ministers of defence.How come only mpombo is being sited? very fumy.
Ati uyu aba nyama mu poto!!! Uyo uyo mugwile!! Please excuse my nyanja. Pipo need to remember that they ate together and nyma inunkila ku manja!
As citizens, we demand accountability from everyone, that is; from the chief tourist at plot one all the way down to his luggage carrying kaponyas at ward level.
I am sure all law abiding Zambians are not against the prosecution of Hon.G.Mpombo if he is found wanting, but what is happening now is that govt institutions are being used to persecute individuals in order to settle political scores.
All ministries / ministers have skeletons in their closets and must be investigated, that will be fine.
We will never stop castigating law enforcement agencies if their work is unprofessional and sloppy
Iwe geoge, i have warned you, Boma ni Boma. Dont think you can kill Boma by accusations ,inuyendos and insults. Boma is Boma is GRZ. Have respect .you *****.
Mulongoti your time will come for you to account for all your misdeeds while serving government. MMD will not be in power forever.
Selective Justice. Chiluba is not being querried on the source of the $8m he claims deposited in the Govt., account. Chiluba’s income does not measure up to the $8m as his earnings in the 10yr period is far far less. So the DEC (ba December) PLEASE apply the law equally as u claim.
Why not the PS and or HR like in the case of KAPOKO where the then minister is free.