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Demand All Rentals Collected Since Seizure No 812 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday November 5, 2020 48 HOUSES OWNERS DRAG ACC TO COURT ...demand all rentals collected since seizure By Zondiwe Mbewe houses’ and as such he should national and Bashire’s cousin, A TANZANIAN national has be granted possession of the as well as, Charles Loyana who dragged the Anti-Corruption properties. is currently operating at the Commission (ACC) to the Uziel Bashire, who is Ministry of Finance as senior Lusaka High Court seeking an currently residing in Norway, accountant, have sued ACC for order that he is the beneficial along with two other plaintiffs; seizing their property. owner of ‘the famous 48 Zuberi Bigawa, also a Tanzanian Story page 3 PF moves to discipline MPs who didn’t vote for Bill 10 By Ulande Nkomesha why they decided not to vote Amendment Bill No 10 of PF Secretary General Davies when President Edgar Lungu 2020, on Thursday 29th Mwila has written to three PF directed that all MPs must vote October, 2020, you decided to members of parliament asking for Bill 10 as it had progressive absent yourself from voting for them to exculpate themselves clauses. the Bill. Hon Member, you are for absenting themselves “It has come to my aware that His Excellency, the from voting for Constitution attention that during the President had directed that all Amendment Bill number 10 voting for the Constitution our...” Story page 4 of 2019. The three members of parliament are Kamfinsa MP Elalio Musonda, Chifubu MP Frank Ng’ambi and Boz has stabilised Mwansabombwe MP Kabaso Kampampi. In a similar letter sent to all of them, Mwila questioned kwacha - Mvunga By Natasha Sakala BANK of Zambia (BoZ) governor Christopher Mvunga says despite the economic challenges the country is facing, the Central Nkombo accuses ZICTA of Bank has managed to stabilise the kwacha at an average range of K20.30 per dollar. Speaking when he officiated at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Zambia bank and non-bank survey launch, Mvunga said the Central Bank had managed to stabilise the kwacha using recording private conversations Monetary Policy instruments. By Natasha Sakala Mutotwe Kafwaya has refuted “I know you work very Home Affairs on this ZTE However, the local currency was trading at around K20.50 per MAZABUKA Central UPND Nkombo’s allegation, saying closely with the Ministry of CCTV that...” Story page 5 dollar by lunchtime, Wednesday. Story page 6 member of parliament Gary ZICTA does not have the Nkombo has alleged that capacity to carry out such an the Zambia Information and exercise. Communications Technology Speaking in Parliament Authority (ZICTA) are during debate on the MoH single-sourced infringing on people’s right budgetary allocation to the to privacy by recording Ministry of Transport and conversations. Communications, Nkombo But Transport and said this trend had to come to Covid-19 suppliers - AGStory page 2 Communications Minister an end. 2. Local News www.diggers.news Thursday November 5, 2020 HH asks High Court to dismiss case in which he was sued over Kalomo land By Zondiwe Mbewe Registrar of Lands and Deeds UPND leader Hakainde on September 22, 2005. Hichilema has asked the Hichilema submitted that Lusaka High Court to dismiss since 2005 to date, it has been a case in which two individuals 15 years of his ownership and have sued him for allegedly occupation of the said farm illegally occupying a farm in and that the plaintiffs have Kalomo belonging to the estate never taken him to court for of the late Samson Siatembo. the cancelation of his certificate Hichilema wants the said of title or charged him rentals action dismissed on points of or let alone evict him from the law, arguing that Subdivision said farm until when they sued “A” of Farm 1924, Kalomo was him on October 28, 2020. created, surveyed, marked off In this matter, an (from the parent Farm 1924, administratrix of the estate of Kalomo) and assigned to him the late Samson Siatembo and in 2005. another have sued He adds that he was Hichilema for allegedly registered as a proprietor of the acquiring and procuring a said Subdivision “A” of 1924, farm in Kalomo illegally, Kalomo measuring 2222.6549 fraudulently or without Ruth Sule, the auntie to late opposition Republican Progressive Party leader James Lukuku thanks UPND leader Hakainde hectares and a certificate of consent of the administratrix Hichilema and the alliance partners for the support rendered to the family - Picture by Tenson Mkhala (Story on page 5) title was issued to him by the on behalf of the estate of the deceased. Pheluna Hatwimbo suing as administratrix of the estate of the late Samson Siatembo and Milton Hatembo MoH irregularly single-sourced eight are seeking an order that assignment of Subdivision A of Farm No.1924 be reversed on account of fraud or misrepresentation, as well COVID-19 material suppliers, reveals AG as, an order for damages for trespass to land without By Ulande Nkomesha stock or with competitive exclude the need to adhere to commitment of expenditure,” Act No. 12 of 2008. Contrary consent or license of the THE Interim Audit Report on delivery periods. An example other procurement regulations, the Report narrated. to the Circular, the Ministry plaintiffs. the utilisation of COVID-19 in point was when the Ministry such as the Public Procurement “In response, the of Health procured medical The plaintiffs also want resources has revealed that urgently needed to equip the Regulation No. 39 (4) of 2011, controlling officer at the supplies and services between among others, cancellation of the Ministry of Health single- Levy Mwanawasa Teaching which requires the need for the Ministry of Health indicated 3rd March and 5th April, 2020, certificate of title No.42578 sourced eight suppliers of Hospital COVID-19 Isolation Ministry to apply maximum that the commitments were amounting to K129,010,714 on account of fraud, COVID-19 materials with Centre. This needed a quick competition practical under entered into based on the without a procurement plan. misrepresentation and or a total contract value of delivery turnaround time for the circumstance.” adjustable emergency plans, The Ministry prepared the mistake. K35,090,425. linen, ventilators and other The Report also revealed which initially costed K57 procurement plan on 26th Hichilema has however, According to the Report essential commodities.” that the Ministry of Health million and then increased May, 2020, two months after asked the court to dismiss the for the period February 1 to But the Report added over-committed government to K1.2 billion, leading to the the outbreak of the pandemic,” action on points of law. July 31, 2020, the Ministry of that the controlling officer at expenditure in the procurement current draft of K3.4 billion. read the Report. According to an affidavit Health procured items valued the Ministry of Health stated of various medical items. Hence, the contracts were “In response, the in support of summons to a K159,277,590 from various that the Public Procurement “As at 26th June, 2020, within the approved budgets. controlling officer stated that dismiss action on points of suppliers between March Regulations 2011 supported the Ministry of Health had However, the approved management endeavours to law filed in the Lusaka High and July 31, 2020, without the Ministry of Health engaged 100 suppliers to adjustable emergency plan and adhere to the procurement plan, Court, recently, Hichilema subjecting the procurements to procurement approach. supply various medical items the Treasury Authority for the with the flexibility to respond stated that he had perused competitive bidding. “The controlling officer to be used in the fight against budget of K3.4 billion were to the evolving pandemic the plaintiffs’ pleadings which “Contrary to the Public further stated that, ‘With the COVID-19 pandemic at a not availed for audit as at 14th and that the procurement showed that they pleaded Procurement Regulation No. 39 respect to Regulation 39 (4) total cost of K779,783,529. As August, 2020.” plan was adjusted based on fraud and misrepresentation (4), which states that, ‘Where of the Public Procurement at 31st July, 2020, the Ministry The Report furtherthe evolving pandemic and but there was no mention as an emergency situation affects Regulations, 2011, it is our of Health had received funding indicated that Ministry of needs. Further, it was stated to when they discovered the the choice of procurement considered position that the of K60,884,345 against which Health delayed in submission that the initial procurements fraud or misrepresentation method, the procuring entity regulation actually supports K52,326,519 was paid to of procurement plans to ZPPA, were not haphazard as they with regards to his acquisition shall not automatically exclude our procurement approaches suppliers. It was, however, which was against the ZPPA were based on the adjustable and occupation of Subdivision competitive methods of thus far.’ In light of the observed that the total contracts Circular No. 1. contingency plan. Although “A” of Farm 1924, Kalomo. procurement, but shall obtain COVID-19 crisis, the Ministry entered into by the Ministry of “The ZPPA Circular No. 1 management indicated that the He however, stated that the competition to the maximum of Health in a letter dated Health exceeded the overall of 2020 dated 15th April, 2020, procurement plan was based said Subdivision “A” of Farm extent practical in the 13th March, 2020, applied requires Procuring Entities on the adjustable contingency total budget provision of 1924, Kalomo was created, circumstances.’ It was observed for a no objection from the (PEs) to identify all COVID-19 plan, the Ministry had only K716,000,000 (K659,000,000 surveyed, marked off and that between 19th March and Zambia Public Procurement procurement requirements and submitted one procurement – Multi-Sectoral Contingency assigned to him some time in 5th May, 2020, the Ministry Authority (ZPPA) to deviate prepare procurement plans and plan to ZPPA, which was and Response Plan and 2005.
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