The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has recorded a statement from Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba popularly known as GBM, in connection with the US $100 000 , transaction at Finance Bank.
DEC Public Relations Manager John Nyawali says the recording of the statement from Mr. Mwamba is part of the ongoing investigations in the transaction.
Mr. Nyawali told ZNBC News in a statement that Mr. Mwamba was accompanied to DEC Headquarters by his lawyers.
He said that the commission has instituted investigations to establish the truth involving the transactions.
Mr. Nyawali said that several people including PF Leader Michael Sata and Finance Bank employees have so far been interviewed on the matter.
DEC this week, seized two motor vehicles valued at 1 hundred thousand United States dollars belonging to Mr. Sata’s wife Dr Christine Kaseba as per lawful procedure pending the conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has with immediate effect suspended one of its officers for allegedly soliciting for a bribe during the course of his duties.
DEC Commissioner Aaron Zulu said Frank Tayali has been suspended to facilitate for commencement of investigations.
Mr. Zulu said this in a letter to Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director Goodwell Lungu and made available to ZNBC News in Lusaka.
He said the decision to suspend Mr. Tayali has been taken in the interest of Justice to ensure that there is no interference in the course of investigations once instituted.
The commission’s move follows a compliant from TIZ that Mr. Tayali should not be involved in any form of sensitive investigations particularly the on-going investigations concerning the Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata
But the DEC says Mr. Tayali was not part of the investigating team in the $100 000 Finance Bank transaction involving Mr Sata.
Meanwhile Mr. Sata has welcomed the move taken by the DEC saying the move shows that the institution is committed to ensuring that the rule of law is followed.
ZNBC
This is bordering on the insane. Do these jokers even understand the definition of Money Laundering??
GBM has told the truth and we will soon learn if he is the one who gave the money to sata and were it came from. Honestly if the cash came from GBM why should it be done in a clandestine manner. The whole thing stinks thats why mumbi reported it and thats why sata is dead worried. The truth shall be known just like the 28000 dollars deposited at oliver tambo airport
henry li how did he end up at DEC for all I know he is youth chairman for UPND and losing candidate for ndola central. Former unzasu president I guess. I didnt know he was a corrupt fellow
What is so clandestine about GBM paying money to Sata through a bank? Lets maintain a sense of perspective here.
MMD receives money from all kinds of well wishers
Wherever the money came from, it was meant for PF campaigns. If Sata’s wife is member of PF and participates in campaign/ PF affairs then it ethically right to be using the vehicles. But let wait and see, Regina Chiluba has been acquitted for helping her husband hide the stolen property. Katandiwe nakena is busy helping her RB with MMD campaigns.
“Money laundering is generally regarded as the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, and/or destination of illegally gained money by which the proceeds of crime are converted into assets which appear to have a legitimate origin.”
Now all of us agree that DEC need to get to the bottom of all these crimes in our country with unquestionable professionalism. Banks and all citizens have a duty to report suspicious transactions to DEC for investigations. If King cobra is clean he will be cleared. There is nothing to be worried about. It is just that a suspected crime was reported to DEC and they must investigate it and at the end of the day, they must clear it or prosecute it.
I still do not understand why it is easy to investigate $100,000 and not $8 million. Please help me understand if Mumbi said Sata gave or donated $8 million would he had been left alone? I thought it would also be good for the nation to know how Chiluba got $8 million.
we want all people be prosecuted but alass only the opposition. Changwe bounced a check and nothing has been done on it but mpombo jailed…let us apply the law fairly people.
# 8… you are very right, not only the $8 million but also other monies which the MMD thieves like Seliya, Mabenga, etc have stolen . They cant invistigate these useless people coz they are MMD.
Zambia makes me sick ka….
Good to see the fat one and his boss have finally learnt that there is no need to hire a mob of thugs every time you are required to make a statement.Now let us see if they have learnt that you need credible and realistic policies in order to win elections not the usual abracadabra more money in your pockets nonsense.
Iwe lady gaga>>>who do you think you are.Why support a part that is always worried of the unknown?MMD IS A FINISHED PART AND AM SURE THAT VERY SOON YOU WILL SEE HOW THE THE MMD PART WILL BE DESINTERGRATE.CHILUBA DEPOSITED 8,000,000.00 usd IN GOVT ACCOUNT BUT THE GOVT HASNT INVESTIGATED.WHY?????IS MMD PART OF THE DEAL.HOW ABOUT THE 20,000,000.00USD MEANT FOR GUNS FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA GIVEN TO KATELE KATOTO;HAS THAT MONEY BEEN RECOVERED?HOW ABOUT THE 46,000,000.00USD CHILUBA AND HIS MINORS HAVE THE MONEY BEEN RECOVERED?HOW ABOUT THE SUCKING OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL IN UK BECOZ OF HIS INVOLVEMENT IN TRYING TO GET MONEY ON BEHALF OF CHILUBA.WHAT HAS GOVT DONE ABOUT IT?WHY SHUD GOVT COMMENCE A CASE WHERE THERE NO CASE AGAINST SATA.GBM SAYS THAT WAS JUST PETTY CASE GIVEN TO HIM AND NOT GIVEN TO FR.
zambian governmenting is stinking, these malicious Dec is pro MMD and anti opposition. so there is no need even to say DEC is ok or what. If RB sleeps bad DEC will be told who to investigate, if not even the court will be told to aquit. all things are smelling ma rubish
Tayali has always been a problem in as far as money is concerned, it all started at CBU when he was COBUSU president. And these are the guys aspiring to be our national leaders that will preside over our resources!!!;)
Iwe lady gaga>>>who do you think you are.Why support a part that is always worried of the unknown?MMD IS A FINISHED PART AND AM SURE THAT VERY SOON YOU WILL SEE HOW THE THE MMD PART WILL DESINTERGRATE.CHILUBA DEPOSITED 8,000,000.00 usd IN GOVT ACCOUNT BUT THE GOVT HASNT INVESTIGATED.WHY?????IS MMD PART OF THE DEAL.HOW ABOUT THE 20,000,000.00USD MEANT FOR GUNS FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA GIVEN TO KATELE KATOTO;HAS THAT MONEY BEEN RECOVERED?HOW ABOUT THE 46,000,000.00USD CHILUBA AND HIS MINORS HAVE THE MONEY BEEN RECOVERED?HOW ABOUT THE SUCKING OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL IN UK BECOZ OF HIS INVOLVEMENT IN TRYING TO GET MONEY ON BEHALF OF CHILUBA.WHAT HAS GOVT DONE ABOUT IT?WHY SHUD GOVT COMMENCE A CASE WHERE THERE NO CASE AGAINST SATA.GBM SAYS THAT WAS JUST PETTY CASE GIVEN TO HIM AND NOT GIVEN TO FR BWA
#8….8th Mafia…………..Why is your memory so short???? Levy went to Parliament and accused Chiluba with a lot of charges, but failed to take those cases to court apart from the meager US500,000. & this case dragged for 8 wasted years. Further, why did Levy (your hero in corruption fight) fail to bring this case in the Zambian court as a criminal case but instead decided to take it to his friend Blair’s brother..why. So why should you blame RB who was not even there, but your hero (Levy). Besides, this money is still lying in the Govt. account, Chiluba has not used it while Sata has chewed the US100,000. So the two cases are different.
in the first place how did Frank Tayali found himseif at DEC?ask any one who was at CBU when Frank Tayali was the COBUSU president.They will tell you about how Frank abused the Union’s money to please his beautiful chick and how a union TV which was in his custodian went missing and was recovered in dramatic circumstances near house of commons,worse still this same guy was caught in shoprite kitwe when he attempted to pass through security check with a trolley full of stuff which he had not paid for.My advise to DEC please ensure that you do some background check before employing characters like Frank Tayali..
guess GBM cannot afford to lie so soon we gonna know the truth were the cash came from. the whole thing stinks surely if gbm had to give cash to shikulu why should it raise eyebrows. their is more to it than meets the eye and edward mumbi knows thats why he reported. the truth will soon be known hope this isnt drug or blood money
WE KNOW THAT THIS CASE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.SATA IS A MAN OF THE MOMENT.DONT KUBEBA.SATA IS NEXT PRESIDENT.HH IS NEXT VICE PRESIDENT.VIVA STA VIVA HH.NO CASES FOR SATA AND HH. DONT WORRY MMD.YOU HAVE SQUANDERED ALOT OF OUR RESOURCES.ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.BYE
#8tha mfe2, You ask a very important question, ‘Why is the $8m linked to Chiluba not being investigated? The nation has for a long time wanted to know how Chiluba got this huge amount but no one is prepared to explain including the seemingly well informed Lady Gaga and Senior Citizen.
Tayali was kicked out of UPND too many deals in mind but no work. This money is a simple issue the investigation is rather hap hazard already one can see the outcome as Sata going scot-free as the whole process is being done publicly. No wonder FTJ and his 8million will never come to book. Ka Kafupi kale suba fye Jaribu na Ambi
Thandiwe Banda was reported for distributing Money in Mpulungu in the last elections.When she was questioned,she failed to explain the source of funding.She was also getting a salary,long after she had stopped working as a Teacher at Nyakutwa Basic Sch in Chipata.In 2008,RB distributed Sugar to Villagers in Katete and asked them to vote for him,he also gave cash to Cosmo Mumba and friends.Isnt that Corruption and Money laundering?.I think RB has stopped thinking!
What is going on, PLEASE? Is it wrong for GBM to give the old man $100,000, or is there other things regarding how GBM raised the money himself?? People should be given more information; LT please make sure you investigate these reports a little bit more before rushing to write the stories. This is poor journalism. What is wrong with us Zambians? Don’t write stories to stir up people’s emotions, write stories to inform – which means that you investigate fully the story you receive before printing it. If you don’t have those skills, may be cut down on your nshima bills and pay for more further education. These half stories only make people comment on fragmented bits and pieces of what is actually going on. Go back and bring more details. Make use of your sources.
Chi GBM, chi mimba icho chiza pwilila. Wait. Iziba jele iwe?
Chiluba’s US$8million was well scrutinized by both the independent Auditors Price Waterhouse and our own investigative agencies appointed by late President Mwanawasa through the Task Force on Corruption.As for Michael Sata,he has himself to blame for changing stories.Originally,we were told that the $100,000 was derived from his Kwacha Account within Finance Bank.But now we are being told that GBM gave him the money.Which story should we then accept as the truth?
DEC, PLEASE CONFISCATE GBM’S BUSES,AND OTHER KATUNDU WHILST INVESTIGATING. AFTER ALL YOU’LL WILL STILL BE OPERATING WITHIN THE LAW.LET THEM FEEL THE WEIGHT OF BOMA. BOMA NI BOMA.
Back to Super K,s times. Lwanya lwti napaaa
Tayali is a total let down, i wonder who he will now go and lick boots for so that he gets a job.What goes around resurfaces he was better off with UPND.
More laundered money in PF’s pockets… Let the investigations come to a logical conclusion. Then DEC should liaise with South African authorities concerning the money confisticated from Mr Sata at O.R.Tambo airport which he claimed was a consultation fee but has never gone back to retrieve it.
# 17: What an accurate description of what Tayali did at CBU. It reminds me of those crazy days. This guy was busy decampaigning Hatoongo to be removed as COBUSU Presdent in the same week he store at Kitwe’s Shoprite. The chap even presented to the security an old Shoprite receipt for goods bought in Ndola. After realising the mess, he claimed to have forgotten to pay for the manager kindly asked him to pay for the goods then.He joined the till and produced a K500.00 note for goods worth more than K300,000.00. Most of the stolen items included of Coffee, Cremora to please a lady who later dumped in for another man.
#11, don’t you feel ashamed of some of the statements you make? I am not pro-Sata but the issue of him going with Cadres to DEC should not raise any hairs. Sata is a party president and has a following. You don’t expect cadres not to show solidarity when their president is going through such things.Even kafupi the fornicator is accompanied by well wishers when attending court.
#3 Lady Gaga
Tayali was kicked out of UPND and joined his ranks (MMD).
He was never UNZASU president but a THIEVING COBUSU president. He was notoriuos for shoplifting in SHOPRITE when they just came until one day he was caught in the act.
We even stoned this Tayali guy one day at CBU for stealing a television set. In summary, FRANK TAYALI who actually was known as FRANK LUCHEMBE throughout his primary and secondary life cannot associate with straight-minded people. Only the MMD can tolerate his behaviour because they both feed on corruption and thieving.
That afternoon Hatoongo pleaded with the Shprite manager to pardon him and paid on his behalf. He was later given a lift back to CBU in Hatoongo’s landrover!!! These are the leaders of the country appointed to investigate crimes at DEC. A Leopard never changes its spots. Here is the proof of the pudding.
#32 How did they catch hime with that stolen TV from the Common room? I missed that one.
Politics of lupiya UNIP where its offence to own dola. Gentele men TONGA. BEMBA. TUMBUKA. LOZI etc . Forget your tribe and let us ACT.
Truce gentele men. Let us slaughter MMD. then we start the tribal battle full time. Wafa wafa
# 32 on whose party dis Frank Tayali stand in 2006. Is it MMD or UPND. Frank has always been a youth chairman of UPND only sidetracked when he quit to seek professional life. As a Zambian with university qualifications he was free to seek a job in private or public but if the habits associated to him according to those who have worked with at COBUSU have not stopped then dont blame the employer.
# 36 Slaughter MMD just because Satan has laundered. For your own information the money never came from GBM. jUST WAIT
#31 As usual you miss the point so I wont bother responding to your empty and pointless diatribe. Go and find some kaponyas to argue with as am sure you will be able to understand each other – in fact I think a proper kaponya would probably make more sense than you.
Hehehe kikiki, ati let’s slaughter MMD. Just go for fattening guys, it’s you that will be slaughtered.
Read the changing mood in the country, Zambian voters are now enlightened and don’t want jokers, liers, dictators sweet talkers and crooks in the leadership. They have known enough of such characters. They can now see the truth as certain people are busy exposing themselves for the wolves in sheep skins that they really are. When things have changed so rapidly you still believe in the tired old lies!
and you Frank Tayali, shame on you!!! How do you commit a crime inside a crime,a true criminal you are!!! Sata mentioned that this Tayali is corrupt just a few days ago. Lady gaga, you suck!!
MMD is panting for breathe . Thus The tonga and bemba fightin over the national cake. It power vacuum gentele men.
All the new regrtered voters cannot vote MMD. All those young people that got NRC in town oppose MMD. No young PIPO can vote rotten MMD. Just make your last money and go MMD
The truth will set sata and madumba maliketi free or behind njenjes. Tita Boma, tiye. Kunka mulila, baba balye inshima.
The world is watching how comedy is unfolding in Zambia under the leadership of RB characterized with injustice, waste corruption, waste spending,unpopular political hatred coupled with poverty.
SLOWLY ZAMBIA IS BECOMING THE NEXT ZIMBABWE, WE ARE GOING DOWN TOO BAD MOTHER ZAMBIA.
#43..Tonga bull……………have you considered the rural vote in Eastern, Luapula, Northern, Central, Western, Northwestern, etc. If you stay in the urban of Lusaka, C/belt..yes you can be misled and also there the statisics show that very few youths have registered(most of those who recently got NRC’s have not registered as voters while MMD ensured that almost all their supporters in their strongholds got NRC’s and registered as voters. Have you seen the face of VJ of late? he knows he has done it as a strategist). Its a pitty the oposition have never sensitised their kaponyas to register but just spend time in courts and criticising every month govt. makes. I know you will say they have rigged!!!! we are still waiting for Mpulungu petition…………
There is nothing wrong with owning $100K, but DEC would be intrested to see if all tax issues are covered.
PF and UPND will draw mainly fanatical tribalists from were their leaders hail. MMD will draw support from all sensible Zambians concerned with development country wide trancending tribal barriers. This is were they have the ace.
… denial is what will eat you up. Accept that your honeymoon is over. Life is about change for better or for worse. Right now we are chocking with MMD . MMD makes one vomit but off course some eat vomit.
Emotional support certainly blinds people to reasonable analysis of issues. The bembas say, ‘umwana ashenda atasha nyina uku naya’. (A child that never visits will always praise the mother’s cooking).
Iyi bola yabipa. Knowing GBM, it is highly unlikely that he will risk his businesses by backing up some people. He has probably already told DEC that he is not the source of that money.
ubu puba at its best, this is not a winnable case. MMD jus wants to un focus the big man.
More money in your pockets!. Maybe thats what it meant, money growing in trees somewhere!
Laddy Gaga…is Dora siliya…….come out !!!!!!
On this matter involving US$100,000 from GBM to King Cobra DEc should do its investigation thoughly professional otherwise they are headed for an embrassment in court. How can they suspend Henry Tayali after a compalint from Transparency International. Mr. Zulu has got more information on the activities of his staff. And to pretend that he was not aware that Henry was not part of the team handling Sata’s case is scandalous. By the way its a well known fact that GBM is a rich man and all his business dealings are well known. For heavens sake is it an offence for one to donate or give some token of appreciation to his leader being an offence. Alot of pipo have received this and that item. The whole thing is like growing hair on an egg. This action will kill democracy. Who funds MMD?
I recall Frank after resigning as UPND Youth Chairman he was promised a job by MMD and he eyed the position of DEC spokesman. Follow it up.What beats my intelligency is this idea of placing MMD cadres in sensitive institutions. DEC is not MMD political parties will come on our polical landscape and go but our national institutions will remin intact. Its very unfair that professionalism is being diluted by cadres in GRZ positions thus frustrating those who competetively got the jobs. No wonder corruption will never end in public institutions.As long as jiobs are not given to deserving citizens there is going to be problems with institititional capacity building. Once you have public institutions being politized it will be very difficult to operate effectively and professionally. Thats choas
YOU CAN NOT BEND A DRY FISH NOR BAD HABITS ARE HARD TO BE GOTTEN RID OFF. FRANK TAYALI IS A SMART GUY BUT THIS TIME AROUND HE HAS COME TO HIS DEAD END. QUALIFICATIONS WITHOUT WISDOM DOES NOT PRODUCE GOOD LEADERSHIP. IMAGINE IF THAT CLAUSE FOR A REBUPBLICAN PRESIDENT HOLDING A FIRST DEGREE IF IT WAS ADOPTED BY THE NCC. WHAT TYPE OF STUFF WE WOULD HAVE IN STATE HOUSE. THERE IS NEED TO DO ALOT OF CLEANING UP THE CUPBOARDS FOR THOSE IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. I DONT HOW MANY PIPO HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED BY THIS GUY. BWANA ZULU COME OUT CLEAN AND PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER. THE PUBLIC EXPECTS MORE TRANSPARENCY FROM DEC.
The nose is closing on satana. if it was PF money, who dies it end up with his wife.. whicever way sata is abusing party money donated legaly or illegally. Mumbi was right to demand for party accounts and Sata has been laundeering and using the PF as a vehicle to put food on his table.. look at the Taiwani agreement, the gay activism,.. The man is a shame and a Gabon viber/Indian Cobra.