Auditor General Anna Chifungula has revealed that some contracts awarded for various contractors and suppliers in the run up to this month’s UNWTO general assembly have been dubious.
Ms. Chifungula said some of the contractors were awarded without following the laid down procurement regulations.
She observed that her office has information that the dubious nature of the contracts awarded has ended up costing the nation huge amounts in public funds.
“Sometimes it’s just outright abuse of public funds. You find some officer simply disregards what is laid out and chooses to do something else, the motivation in those cases is a kick back,” Ms Chifungula said.
She said a comprehensive audit of all contracts will reveal the exact amounts that could have been saved had procurement procedure been followed.
Ms. Chifungula said the disregard of procurement regulation is now widespread in public procurement in Zambia.
“It’s now a cancer we have to fight because we are losing colossal amounts of money as a nation and this money unfortunately goes into a few people’s pockets,” she said.
Zambia and Zimbabwe will co-host the UNWTO general assembly that kickoff later this month in Livingstone and Victoria Falls town.
Blame it on poor leadership. We all knew the country would be co-hosting this event with Zim well in advance yet the same govt failed to plan for the identified infrastructure upgrades, deliberately creating a panic mode that would justify an emergency situation where delivery of a service seemed more important than the cost, just to beat deadlines. Someone has to pay for this and tight delivery schedules cannot be accepted as a credible reason. What’s even worse is that the quality of the infrastructure in question is most likely so poor that it lacks aesthetics and may not even last 5 years! Bakabwalala imwe…
I’m in full support and in full benefit of the current corruption we’re experiencing.
The reason I’m participating in this so-called corruption, is to teach the youth and the poor a lesson for allowing themselves to get tricked.
…..and I drive my Range Rover in front of them everyday. Today I’ll be in Kanyama.
What model is your Range Rover? And I know you’re rushing to google round about now………….
Why audit after damage is already done. Is government going to ask for refunds? I’d love to see that . It’s only come to their attention now because they are running out of funds . Where were they when those hefty contracts were being awarded?
and yet PF is fighting Dora? PF is full of corrupt people.
With all fairness, the PF have their Manifesto as the Barometer against which we the citizenry can measure their efficiency and overall achievements. Without any political bias, when one gauges the current happenings against their Manifesto, one would wonder what their ideals actually are.
Excerpt from PF manifesto foreword on pg 4.
“We cannot continue to witness the deliberate and systematic destruction of our country at this rate. The country needs a new leadership which shall provide a new vision to take the reins of government and thence redeem its citizens from vices such as corruption, abuse of public resources, tribalism, nepotism and unaccountability to citizens.”
“Fellow Zambians, only an irresponsible government can continue to be oblivious and turn a blind eye to such…
There’s corruption throughout this PF govt. Start with the RDA that is been run from the State House master bedroom. RDA is a den of nepotism, tribalism and stinking corruption. This government is the most corrupt and tribal govt since independence!
Obvious ka Sperm Bank Sylvia Masebo emo kali.
Remember the Mandamanda Saga Sylvia was there. late tetamashimba even said it that Sylvia was heavily in that deal. Sata also announced at a rally that the Mandamandas cost was 4 times higher than the landed costs + profits, that we were ripped off. Chinese vehicles cheap.
@ Mpangula Mputyu shut the fúck up B?tch!
@bodybuilder
Why are you boiling?? just state your case mwana,, are you in support of masebo`s UNWTO corruption or against it??
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Alya ama ZERO yeka yeka.
Zambia is ours all. Political leaders must lead exemplary lives and be role models. Not stealing tax payers money, msibehaving and u insult the massager or whistle blower leaving the corrupt and thieves free.
Bodybuilder, you’ve been outsmarted and outclassed. Pooooo-weeeeeeee!
You should not be telling us this nonsense if you dont have the will to tell us more,you are also accomplices because immediately you start those investigations you get kickbacks to shut up.and what is masebo’s position in all this.
Yes well said. We want to see prosecution in this. Now with Sylvia involved in this ministry? kaya kaya kayaaaaa.
She is a darling for SATA when she once insulted him. Wynter brought her close in PF cause he once eloped with her when he once ran away from his wife.
Yeah I’m not excited either. Just telling us about it so we think you’re a stand-up lady but you don’t pursue it to prosecution of the involved parties. It’s not enough to just talk. What are you gonna do about it?
How wonderful it would be, if we had more upstanding women working for Zambia – like Ireen Mambilima.
We all know that all governments world wide area corrupt, yet they keep their countries running.
This report is comes quitel late. Clearly if what she has said is true, the corrupt must be brought to book. She must identify which contracts were awarded dubiously and why.
Where there is Masembo and Summer just know it is a season for corruption.
What is ACC doing about it. The entire mgt should must go or close the the institutition. There is no need to have such an institution which is sleeping.
True…the ACC is NOT proactive. They wait to be SPOON FED…Why should we have so many ‘sleeping’ employees on payroll chewing tax payers money?
tell us what you are going to do with the culprits instead of this nonsense….we have had enough of these rhetoric
Masebo is the culprit in all this,that useless sperm chamber has been stealing under 4 different presidents its time she faced the law!!We cant be running a country like a family shabin,time will come when that useless monkey kabimba and his prostitute will face the law because if Ukwa goes which is very soon,PF will be no more.
Where is Masebo who was bragging about transparency on social media and that her ministry had followed down all procedures? It was too good to be true.
If you look back over the years, you will find numerous reports from the Auditor-Generals office stating how many billions have been ‘misused’ from this and that ministry blur…blur…blur.. What happens next? In most of these cases, nothing. Those reports are gathering dust. Almost every ministry has been involved.
Sata is the number one corrupt person in Zambia, Remember how he killed Paul Tembo over corruptly obtained money to finance the third term, how he corruptly made the ministry of health rent his Farmers House offices by housing Medical Stores,, how he was caught stealing by the late Mwanawasa over Merzaf, how he stole a motor vehicle from Zambia Intelligence Service. A criminal N0 1, what more now that he is in charge of the treasury? Nyandule
A blind investigation will take place and all will be found not guilty just another excuse to waste tax payers money.
William harrington Pliz Ka tribunal twapapata.
Police shud investigate & arest evryone involvd no status quo whtsoever.IG yr work on toes go on profesionaly.These re pipo failing eforts of govt.Arest culprits!Ni mercy!
You know the disturbing thing about your comments is that they are ineligible, but then you throw a word in that I wouldn’t expect you to know such as status Quo. Even more confusing is that you spell it right.
well done ms chifungula but plse unleash more misconduct acts, so that we can be able to attack the real culprits involved than people speculating issues on masebo alone, She is quite empathetic towards her work and hardworking! I have no grudge on her…
She has blown the whistle so other arms of government should taken charge now! unless they are also parties to plunder
What is required is a procurement audit which can ably be conducted by ZPPA, as the institution mandated to carryout this function by law. As usual, the cowards at ZPPA don’t have the guts to do their work & Chifungula is now running the show.
Chifungula is right.Imagine how can the whole PS be involved in collection of quotations to buy vehicles for UNWTO when we are many procurement officers in the Province ? corruption to get a cut plz investigate.
Saulose you are too quite as if you are involved in the scandols.
While I do not condone abuse of public resources, I feel this is poor timing for the Auditor General. The UNWTO is just around the corner and she cannot release such information, it is undermining our position in co-hosting the event. It sends a wrong signal to would be visitors, Zambians will lose business from foreign visitors who will get this report. Her revelation are important, but should come after the event since the expenditure has already occurred. Timing is important.
U cannot wait on theft. Theft is theft. In-fact Ka Libongani should move in. She is very quick if it is opposition leaders tear gassing and arresting them.
Now on this one kali Quite.-
The Auditor General does not have power to order the police to arrest anyone. Her job is to audit, compile a report and submit it to the president. The president the sends the report to parliament for scrutiny. Parliament then makes recommendstions to the president who can the send the report to the IG. The long process ensures that the president is able to shield his allies from prosecution. So do not blame Anna Chifungula; she is remarkably courageous, considering the fact that she risks her life mentioning political heavyweights.