UNKWOWN people last night broken into the office of southern province minister Daniel Munkombwe at the provincial administration headquarters in Choma and stole a plasma television set and a Multichoice decoder.
Addressing senior officers from the southern division police headquarters in Choma led by their commanding officer charity Katanga today, Mr Munkombwe said the burglary which occurred last night at his office is strange and begs answers.
“I am shocked that my office was broken into despite the premises being manned by armed police,” he said.
Mr Munkombwe said it is also surprising that such a thing could happen when the office of the Southern Province police chief Charity Katanga is located right opposite the minister’s within the provincial administration premises.
“Are we safe if thieves can break into my office which is just a few meters away from the police commissioner’s office? “, he asked.
[pullquote]“Are we safe if thieves can break into my office which is just a few meters away from the police commissioner’s office? “, he asked.[/pullquote]
The minister hoped the police will be able to get to the bottom of the matter considering the bizarre circumstances surrounding the burglary.
“I am told that that an armed police man was on duty. Could they have used magic to make him asleep while the thieves broke in and carried away the items?”
And Mr Munkombwe has directed provincial police chief Charity Katanga and permanent secretary Bert Mushala to furnish him with names of all the officers who are resisting the relocation of the provincial administration from Livingstone to Choma.
Mr Munkombwe said since Government paid all officers their settling in allowances, they should be made to explain why they have not moved their families to Choma in line with conditions attached to the payment of settling in allowance.
“I want to be humane enough. Let me have the names by Monday next week so that appropriate measures can be taken,” he said.
He said the relocation of the provincial administration from Livingstone to Choma is what the people of Southern province had been crying for since Independence.
Mr Munkombwe said President Michael Sata merely normalized an irregular situation in which the provincial headquarters was remotely located at the border.
“The people in the province have been crying to have Choma as the provincial headquarters and President Sata granted this wish. Why should these officers resist a well-intended move?”
Some police officers are reported to have claimed that the relocation exercise was not well executed as it should have been done after construction of police houses by government.
According to a story carry in Yesterday’s edition of the Post Newspaper, some police officers were not happy with the PF government over the manner the relocation exercise was done.
The affected officers are also said not to have moved their families to Choma on account of expensive rentals in the new provincial capital.
ZANIS
A Television at the office? Wauw…. funny indeed! I thought they wanted some documents or evidence to pin him to some crooked affairs!
I only wish they had found him there.
It is probably his own children
Thanks
START USING CCTV IN ZAMBIA, PLEASE. WHY ARE WE ALWAYS BEHIND WITH TECHNOLOGY?
What do you expect from a person his age, he might as well take his night dressing gown and sleepers to the office and enjoy watching telly all day and night.
Sounds Munkombwe is accusing Charity Katanga in this theft… he even go further to punish her to give him names of people who resist to move from Livingston to Choma, when he knows for real that Charity Katanga’s name will be 2nd on list.
Hahaha!!! Watching DSTv at the expense of working! These *****s are paid for doing nothing.
munkombwe you are too old stop so that the same thieves can have jobs.
@aten commandment. Wansekesha. Yes I wish his ass was therenso they could kill him
Makes sad reading.
Maybe the thieves just wanted to eat too just like Munkombwe.
FLAG SUE YOU ARE CORRECT MY BROTHER.THEY JUST WANTED TO EAT LIKE MUNKOMBWE A VERY VERY DULL POLITICIAN WHO HAS SERVED IN ALL THE FOUR PRESIDENTS OF ZAMBIA BUT HAS ACHIEVED NOTHING ACCEPT IMICHENE AND THREE SMALL COWS AT HIS KALOMO FARM.NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE NAMES ? YOU ARE JUST THERE TO EAT. OFFICERS ARE RIGHT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BUILD THEM HOUSES AND OFFICES BEFORE THEY SHIFT. THE CURRENT SITUATION WHERE POLICE CHARITY KATANGA IS RENTING A GARAGE AS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS IS BAD AND VERY SOON SHE WILL BE VISITED BY THE ACC.SHE WILL SOON JOIN HER MOTHER MARY CHUMBU MUNSHOLOLWA TEMBO. MUKOMBWE YOU ARE VERY VERY LUCK THAT YOU ARE UN OLD MAN, SO PLEASE BEHAVE LIKE AN OLD MAN DONT FORCE US TO INSULT YOU VERY DULL POLITICIAN.WHAT YOU DO IS POLITICS OF HAND TO MOUTH.
Hon munkombweis very hard working an I recommend his work,but on the relocation of officers to Choma it should have waited until infrastructure was in place unlike officers working under trees.Town planners should do a good job to allow for an organized city while opposition continues to keep their fingers crossed for errors..well done lads develop choma
Why is he directing the Police commissioner is this what ministers are all about passing directives like their boss? When are we going to rid ourselves from this one-party mindset?
I have no sympathy for this old man who clearly stated he was in GRZ to eat but then again those items belong to the taxpayer who I sympathise with.
I always wonder why our police should be doing such mediocre roles such as guarding government buildings, offices, houses and banks….the gov’t should have created a security arm especially for these roles let the police be out there protecting and serving…. we need to modernise Zambia Police.
A few years ago his ministral car was burnt to ashes now it’s this.Govt sould charge him for loss of govt property. Very strange indeed Oldman Munkombwe.
What documents can that old man keep? useless speaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bwabatu, serve the old man from all barrages. surely, if thieves can still from the provincial minister who is opposite the Commissioner of police. it begs for answers on the policing of the Nation by our men and women in uniform. Kano fya beating cadres for up and down party. Wake up guys and push for technology(install CCTV) to aid you in policing us. Ba Zabwino Palibe (ZP) you are for us all Zambians foriengers inclued not one person or party. You should be career men and women who should not be bothered by change of government. Nafulwa sana. How can thieves steal under the nose of the Commissioner of Police (potential IG!) it begs answers.