No 770 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 KATELE ACQUITS HH ON PRIVATISATION ...due diligence was done by ZPA, Hichilema being cited because he’s seeking public office By Sipilisiwe Ncube government, through his arriving at a decision to FORMER Finance Minister ministry and the Zambia privatise Mosi-O-Tunya Hotel in the MMD government Privatisation Agency (ZPA), in Livngstone. Dr Katele Kalumba says had done due diligence before Story page 2 Ensure Lungu wins by 80% in 2019 FIC trends report was 2021, Lubinda tells Zambians

By Julia Malunga Sunday evening, Lubinda kwete inchito. Natukwata not doctored - Director JUSTICE Minister Given asked Zambians to make sure kateka Edgar Chagwa Lungu President Lungu wins by 80 ulefwaya ukutungulula ichalo, By Ulande Nkomesha in 2019 due to funding, the indicated in the 2019 Trends Lubinda says 2021 is not a time for experiments, asking per cent next year. ukutwala ubuyantanshi elyo FINANCIAL Intelligence 2019 Trends Report is a quality Report, may not be the true Zambians to ensure that “Mu 2021 ama Zambians ule tila ati abena Zambia bonse Centre (FIC) director of document which has not be reflection of all suspected President Edgar Lungu wins bekapanga mistake ifyaku babombele chapamo. Tiyeni compliance and prevention doctored. corrupt activities in that year, by 80 per cent. panga ama experiments t a fi tichite...” Diphat Tembo says despite the And Tembo says the K320 as the Center had no resources Story page 10 And Lubinda says center facing major challenges million lost to corruption, as to analyze all suspicious government does not want transactions. to arrest opposition UPND Speaking on Muvi TV’s leader Hakainde Hichilema ACC nabs Mafinga social The Assignment programme, but that should he be nabbed, it BoZ disbursements Sunday, Tembo said there will be because he committed a welfare officer for diverting was nothing sinister about crime he needs to answer for. the report, describing it as a Meanwhile, Home Affairs quality report. Minister Stephen Kampyongo K223,670 to himself from Medium-Term “I can tell you that it was says PF cannot be scared of By Julia Malunga just a coincidence really that Hichilema because he is a THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and things were happening at loser. charged an Assistant Social Welfare Officer, Jonathan Maruzah, Facility rise to K1.7bn the same time, you have the Speaking when they for diverting more than K200,000, meant for social welfare Story page 3 substantive...” Story page 2 featured on Kasama radio, beneficiaries, to himself. In a statement, Monday, ACC public relations Manager Timothy Moono said Maruzah of Mufulira fraudulently diverted K223,670 for his benefit. Story page 3 Continued patronising of bars worrying govt, says Malama By Ulande Nkomesha THE Ministry of Health is worried with the continued patronising of bars and holding of large public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Permanent Secretary in Charge of Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama. And Dr Malama says Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 60 new COVID-19 cases out of 727 tests conducted. Story page 3 2. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 By Ulande Nkomesha FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) director of 2019 FIC trends compliance and prevention Diphat Tembo says despite the center facing major report wasn’t challenges in 2019 due to funding, the 2019 Trends Report is a quality document which has not be doctored. doctored – Director And Tembo says the K320 just a coincidence really that did over the year. If next million lost to corruption, as things were happening at year numbers go up, we indicated in the 2019 Trends the same time, you have the are going to see. Basically I Report, may not be the true substantive Director General wouldn’t say the report has reflection of all suspected going on leave, then you have been doctored, I think people corrupt activities in that the acting director resigning have different opinions and year, as the Center had no and then at the same time sometimes you can’t be resources to analyze all you have the report being responding to each and every suspicious transactions. released and then it delays, opinion we need to remain Speaking on Muvi TV’s it’s just a coincidence. Believe professional and that is what The Assignment programme, me there is nothing sinister we are basically doing. There Sunday, Tembo said there about this report. What we is nothing that has happened was nothing sinister about have put in this report is that would warrant people to the report, describing it as a what we received and believe say that the report has been quality report. you me if the numbers have doctored,” Tembo said. Story “I can tell you that it was gone down, that is what we continues on P7 Zim Professor advises Zambians to elect a selfless leader in 2021 By Julia Malunga and character, faith in one’s fellow human ZIMBABWEAN public intellectual Professor being and the proactive use of the law, as a Ibo Mandaza says Zambians should look for lawyer himself, as the shield for the weak a selfless leader whom they can elect in next and ordinary citizens and not as a sword year’s general election. for the elite and powerful. He stood out as a And Prof Mandaza says president Levy leader, almost a natural leader who had to be Mwanawasa took up the challenge and turned persuaded into leadership, accepting such with around the Zambian fortunes like never before. humility and selflessness is rare in our time,” Speaking during the virtual Levy Prof Mandaza said. Mwanawasa public lecture, Friday, Prof “How many leaders do we know who had Mandaza said selfless leaders were available. to be invited and came across as humble? How “As we approach elections in Zambia and many do we know who, even after they are the region, look for selfless leaders, they are persuaded, have the guts, the courage, to do there in all our countries. They have to be as he did on the 3rd of July in 1994, resigned encouraged and mobilised in the same way his Cabinet position in protest against growing that you in Zambia successfully mobilised an levels of corruption in government and the almost regimented Levy Mwanawasa to come lack of transparency and accountability? How out. Let us look for these people, they are many have you seen in our times? And in 2001, among us. Let’s find them in our generation,” as he was persuaded to come back into politics, Prof Mandaza said when asked what type of he said ‘I am not going to come back, I will stay leadership people should be looking for as as a lawyer’, he had to be persuaded.” elections were nearing. He said Zambia was a joke in the 1990s but He said Mwanawasa had identified and Mwanawasa turned the country around. selected technocrats who helped to address “He was a champion of good governance the key imperatives and goals of both good in democracy…Levy was a champion of governance and economic management of the economic reforms. He understood, clearly, country. the meaning of competent leadership, he “The national disruption is obvious in understood the importance of knowledge, COVID [times] and even though we have lost skills, discipline and good judgement and many family members and friends, we hope that therefore, this affected the team that he it is soon over. Therefore, my main attention chose to carry out the objectives for which he in honoring Levy Mwanawasa as a leader is to declared on that day. He had Magande, I am look at the man-made moments of disruption told by Zambians the best Finance Minister and these are many and familiar in our region. ever; he had Caleb Fundanga at the Bank Bad governance is a den for constitutionalism of Zambia, he had [Mundia] Sikatana as a in the rule of law, economic and social despair, Minister of Agriculture and he had [Justice mismanagement, growing debt, corruption, Mumba] Malila as Attorney General. He had growing poverty and inequality. And these are inherited a poorly performing economy. We major challenges and I think the notable fact remember Zambia was a joke in the 80s and about Levy Mwanawasa is that he took up the 90s but our friend Levy turned that around in challenge when he became president in 2002 the first term of office,” Prof Mandaza said. and turned around the Zambian fortunes like He said Zimbabwe tried to emulate the never before,” Prof Mandaza said. “And we are agricultural revolution that Mwanawasa had returning as we are to the same kind of crisis introduced but failed due to lack of leadership. which he inherited. We are therefore forced, “He rejected GMOs courageously compelled to remember him. And in doing so, from the US. He instituted an agricultural we hope that we can in the few months, years revolution which turned Zambia which had renew leadership, not just in Zambia but in the been dependent for decades on imports of region. I want to define leadership in relation food. Today, Zambia, thanks to Mwanawasa to Mwanawasa. The first is personal integrity, and his team, is exporting maize even to the leading by example. The second is self- country South of it. And today, we are trying introspection and the capacity to acknowledge in Zimbabwe under the so-called command one’s failings, one’s shortfalls and on the basis agriculture to emulate the agricultural of that identify and select persons, technocrats revolution that Mwanawasa did but we have who can help to address the key imperatives failed because we don’t have the kind of and goals of both good governance and integrity, the kind of leadership skills that economic management. Thirdly, confidence, Mwanawasa was able to put around himself. accountability and trust that develops between He had resuscitated the mining industry and the leader and those he had chosen to be part he carefully implemented the unavoidable of his team.” secular justice program and led to a near He said very few leaders would resign cancellation of the foreign debt in 2005,” said from their Cabinet position on moral grounds. Prof Mandaza. “In particular, the following stand out in “…He was able to institute decentralization terms of his personal character and integrity. while maintaining the primacy of a unitary First, importance of family and community, state. He instituted a constitutional review; last secondly commitment to education and but not least, Levy Mwanawasa restored the technocracy, capacity for effective and selfless national dignity of Zambia as a great country leadership, loyalty to principle, moral force that it is...” Tuesday September 8, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .3

By Julia Malunga being a public officer namely THE Anti-Corruption Assistant Social Welfare Officer Commission (ACC) has ACC nabs Mafinga social welfare officer at Mafinga District Social arrested and charged an Welfare office did fraudulently Assistant Social Welfare Officer, or unlawfully diverted a total Jonathan Maruzah, for diverting amount of K223,670 for his more than K200,000, meant for for diverting K223,670 to himself benefit, the money meant for social welfare beneficiaries, to of Mufulira fraudulently Drive, Top Shops in Mufulira than what it was intended for in the 11 Counts are that, on social welfare beneficiaries himself. diverted K223,670 for his has been charged with Eleven contrary to section 34(1) (b) dates unknown but between 1st and administration of Mafinga In a statement, Monday, benefit. (11) counts of fraudulent or as read with section 41 of the January 2016 and 30th January Social Welfare Department, a ACC public relations Manager “Jonathan Maruzah aged 36 unlawful diverting of public Anti-Corruption Act no. 3 of 2017 in Mafinga district of public body,” read the statement. Timothy Moono said Maruzah of House number 201, Kombe property for purposes other 2012. Particulars of the offence Muchinga Province, Maruzah Moono stated that Maruzah had further been jointly charged with a former assistant programs officer, Continued patronising of bars worrying govt, says Malama Sydney Mutale, for unlawfully diverting K17,528 for their By Ulande Nkomesha at risk of COVID-19, you have one of our leaders, as Ministry facilities unless those who are three in Muchinga; three benefit which was meant for THE Ministry of Health is no control, other people close of Health, we are not aware of unwell. We also tested 16 from in North-Western; two in social welfare beneficiaries and worried with the continued to you will contract the disease what you are referring to. So, routine screening; 13 from Southern and one In Northern administration. patronising of bars and holding and the outcome may not be we can only pick that up and Lusaka and two from Ndola. Province. So, you can see the He said Maruzah had since of large public gatherings the same. Others may stand engage accordingly,” he said. We also picked positives from distribution,” said Dr Malama. been released on bond and during the COVID-19 the infection, but they are And Dr Malama the nine contacts known to “Today, a total of 74 would appear in court soon. pandemic, says Permanent those who may succumb from announced that Zambia had cases in Lusaka. Currently, patients have been discharged “Maruzah has further been Secretary in Charge of COVID-19. It is, therefore, recorded 60 new COVID-19 we have 47 patients in health and these include 49 within jointly charged with Sydney Technical Services Dr Kennedy important as a country we are cases out of 727 tests conducted facilities admissions and Lusaka, 24 Eastern Province Mutale Nkole, a former Assistant Malama. cautious of how we manage our in the last 24 hours. these are disaggregated as and one in Central Province. Programs Officer under And Dr Malama says events by seeking advice from He said the country had follows: we have 31 at Lusaka Therefore, our cumulative Social Welfare Department Zambia has in the last 24 relevant authorities in this case recorded 12,836 cumulative Levy Mwanawasa COVID-19 number of cases for Zambia in Mafinga district, with one hours recorded 60 new the Ministry of Health and COVID-19 cases with 11,748 isolation and treatment facility; stands at 12,836. The total count of fraudulent or unlawful COVID-19 cases out of 727 Ministry of Local Government recoveries and 295 deaths. of these 14 are on oxygen number of tests we have done diverting of public property tests conducted. to guide you on how you can “In the last 24 hours, therapy; we have seven under in Zambia is 124,073. We want for purposes other than what Speaking during the safely manage these events.” Zambia recorded a total of 60 intensive care, which means to reach a situation where it was intended for contrary to routine COVID-19 daily When asked if the Ministry new COVID-19 cases out of 727 they are quite sick; two of these COVID-19 becomes a routine section 34(1) (b) of the Anti- updates, Monday, Dr Malama of Health would take any action tests we conducted. The new are on mechanical ventilation, test in our facilities and also Corruption Act. Particulars of expressed worry that residents against Lusaka Mayor Miles cases we are recording today meaning they cannot breathe in selected primary health care the offence being that Jonathan had continued to patronise Sampa, who was captured at include: 36 healthcare facility on their own, we need to bring outlets so that those who are Maruzah and Sydney Mutale public places, such as bars, Chicago’s Reloaded in a video screening in Lusaka. So, you in machines to support their positive can easily be picked. Nkole on dates unknown but and that they continued to that went viral on social media see that our healthcare facilities breathing. Outside Lusaka, we As a country, we now stand between 1st January 2016 and hold large events like funerals, where he was seen dancing, also continue recording cases. have 16 patients with nine on at 11,748 recoveries with 295 30th January 2017 in Mafinga weddings and kitchen parties, Dr Malama claimed that the That is why you have seen, oxygen therapy admitted to deaths. These deaths as we District of Muchinga, jointly which were a major source of Ministry was not aware of the as government, we continue various COVID-19 treatment updated yesterday have been and whilst acting together did COVID-19 transmission. video. through the Ministry of Health and isolation facilities. These classified as 100 COVID-19 fraudulently or unlawfully He said it was an element of “We take note of your in pressing on our people not are distributed as follows: we deaths and 195 COVID-19 diverted K17,528.00 for their selfishness that some residents submission, you are referring to to necessarily visit healthcare have seven on the Copperbelt; associated deaths.” benefit, the money meant for had persisted to patronise social welfare beneficiaries bars and nightclubs, which and administration of Mafinga endangered theirs and others’ Social Welfare Department, lives. Yaluma fumes on radio after caller accuses a public body. Matters or “His Excellency, the transactions that concern President of Zambia Edgar the Mafinga District Social Chagwa Lungu, has guided Welfare office, a public body. that as a country, as we return him of failing to develop Malole The offences were committed to normalcy, we need to By Julia Malunga ati apa pali mini hospital doesn’t know what he is opportunity to work because when the two accused persons ensure that we don’t drop the MALOLE PF member of ilefwayika talefwaya ukumfwa. talking about, he is being used his constituency was vast. served at Mafinga District guard in preventing further Parliament Christopher E uyo alentuka abantu by stupid people).” Lubinda is also in the Social Welfare Department in transmission of COVID-19 in Yaluma says he will “punch ukulemba ifyo pantu nalichita Meanwhile, Justice constituency ahead of the Muchinga Province. Maruzah our country. We have made anyone” accusing him of not condemn clinic yabo paleisa Minister Given Lubinda Lukashya by-election to drum has since been released on bond some progress, but we need having taken development to clinic intuntulu. Talefwaya asked Malole residents to be up support for PF candidate and will appear in court soon,” to make sure that we continue his constituency, adding that ukumfwa. (I was at a place patient and give Yaluma an George Chisanga. stated Moono. building on this progress to those criticising him are being called Chanda last week, there protect the lives of our people used by stupid people. is someone who is lying to and avert further deaths Speaking when he featured them, he is also from the party, in Zambia. It is clear that on Kasama Radio, Sunday PF, he is also constructing a BoZ disbursements from Medium although a lot of Zambians evening, Yaluma bragged that clinic. The Ministry of Health continue to be compliant at he had achieved and completed is not even aware of it. I told individual level, we still see a number of developmental him the land was reserved -Term Facility rise to K1.7bn a sudden situation in our projects in Malole to merit re- for a mini-hospital, but he country where some members election next August. is adamant. He is the one By Diggers Reporter million, while Indo-Zambia Bank received of the community continue to However, a caller, only parading people to rise against THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has so far disbursed nearly K321 million. be persistent in patronising identified as Mutale, told the me just because I condemned nearly K1.75 billion out of the K10 billion On the non-banking financial institution social places, particularly lawmaker that the roads were a clinic he is constructing),” Medium-Term Refinancing Facility, with Atlas side, Pulse Financial Services Limited (PFSL) bars, abrogating what we have in a deplorable state and that argued Yaluma. Mara Bank receiving the highest amount of any accessed K74 million, the highest in its sector, agreed as a country. Others there was no police post, while “Pa Makasa, there is a financial institution of K533 million. leaving Izwe Loans and Xtenda having received continue to hold large funerals, local residents were subjected clinic coming. Malole is a In a status update on the K10 billion K72 million and K70.5 million, respectively. weddings, kitchen parties, to walking long distances just very big constituency so Refinancing Facility as at September 4, 2020, In terms of the number of beneficiaries who religious gatherings and other to access basic health services. teti aleishiba ifile chitika BoZ revealed that around K1.75 billion had so accessed the loans, 12,380 were individuals or social events contrary to But Yaluma, who is kumbi ngalefwaya aipushe far been disbursed to businesses through their households from non-banks, while 773 were health guidelines,” Dr Malama also Commerce Trade and ama councilor bakwe elaisa respective Financial Service Providers (FSPs), from the “other customer” category, bringing complained. Industry Minister, charged pa mwela iyo. Twalibomba representing 17 per cent of the total available the total to 13,153 beneficiaries. “Even as I speak today, that the caller was being used sana. I have built so many funds from the Facility. From the banks, only five individuals or when we give an update, we by “stupid people,” who were schools he doesn’t know. I’m This is up from K1.1 billion that had been households accessed the loans, with 240 from will be able to adduce that some inciting people to rise against nearly everyday talking about disbursed by July 29 and K875.16 million, the “other customer” category, bringing the of the infections we continue him. Chambishi road. On Tuesday which had been disbursed one month prior on total to 245 recipients. seeing are being perpetuated by “What road is he talking (today), we will be paying June 30. The BoZ has approved a total of 20 advances such gatherings. We continued about? Kayambe road is being contractors to start working Data shows that the cash disbursed by from both banks and non-banks worth a to note the number of people worked on. Two weeks ago, on the road. As I speak, now, last Thursday had gone through 11 FSPs, with combined nominal value of nearly K5.4 billion. infected with COVID-19 the Minister of Finance (Dr I deposited 40 pockets of six commercial banks and five non-banking This arises from a total number of 28 having a history of attending Bwalya Ng’andu) released K15 cement to do a school pa financial institutions. loan applications from the entire FSPs, worth these gatherings I have alluded million. Natuchita ifipatala Chanda weya. Teshibe efyo From the six banks, a nominal value of over a combined nominal value of nearly K10.2 to, including those that have ifingi sana mu Mungwi (I alelanda iyo, he’s being used K1.5 billion was disbursed, while the five non- billion. continued patronising what I have constructed a lot of kuli abantu aba tumpa. I will banking institutions channelled K221.4 million In April, 2020, the BoZ established the may call illegal bars because at health posts in Mungwi). The punch them! (Malole is a to their respective clients, representing 87.3 per Refinancing Facility to enable FSPs support the moment, we know what is 650 health centres are almost very big constituency so he cent and 12.67 per cent of the funds disbursed, businesses and households that had been hard- standing when it comes to bars completed. Right now, there can’t know what is happening respectively. hit by COVID–19. and nightclubs. This behaviour are mini-hospitals. Nali pa in other places within the African Banking Corporation Zambia The Facility has an initial amount of K10 continues to endanger Chanda weya last week, pali constituency. He should ask Limited, trading as Atlas Mara in Zambia, billion and tenors of five years for priority yourselves as people who are ulebabepa nawo wine wa his councillors; he doesn’t topped the list of any financial institution sectors identified in the Seventh National patronising, your loved ones party yesu mu local authority. know what he is talking about; having received the highest amount of K533 Development Plan (agriculture, manufacturing, and your neighbours. So, it is Alebika ka building ati he shouldn’t come to the radio million of the funds so far, with Stanbic Bank tourism and energy) and three years for other an element of being selfish! ndekula clinic na Ministry of station to castigate me! I am a Zambia Limited in second place with K494.4 sectors. Because once you put yourself Health tayaishiba. Ndemweba hard worker. The caller equally 4. Advertisement www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 Tuesday September 8, 2020 www.diggers.news Article .5

Eff ective Boards Anchored on Diversity

AST week, I interacted with a corporate strategy that has been meticulously laid out for There are days I wish we have a digital library executive serving in one of the state- approval. They will, however, vote against the of the ‘who is who’ in Zambia, cataloguing the owned enterprises. He told me as a strategic plan simply because of how they feel resource that we have retired without benefi ting young man brought up in a solid family about it. from it. Lfrom Mbala, he was seriously concerned about Not every decision in board meetings is When individuals retire from the corporate appointments to public boards that are biased arrived at mathematically. At times individuals world or from the public offi ce, they take with towards a few ethnic groups. He felt we were provide guidance based on how they feel, them knowledge that can still be useful for building a culture that would be dangerous to informed by events of the past, their inner generations coming after them. I have interacted reverse in future. His view was that we had reading of the situation or possibly, by way of on boards with some of these people; they are successfully created fertile ground for the spiritual persuasion. The point is that board not only resourceful but still energetic, ethical, collapse of institutions. composition should be diverse, taking account and hard working. They have enough time on I was very glad there were notable non- of the various capabilities available and the their hands to dedicate to scrutinizing board political Zambians who were fully awake to needs of the organization. Properly constituted papers. If we need to enrich our boards, let us current realities that cannot easily be dismissed. boards have complimentary skills. A governance be on a hunt for these individuals. Anyone who fully understands the power of professional. Laurence Kuper says, ‘“A real Since the past did not discriminate about who corporate governance in the sustainability team is a small number of good people with ascended to top management positions based of institutions should not shy away from complementary skills who are equally committed on gender or ethnicity, it means we have many raising concern about the current trend where to a common purpose, clear performance of them spread across the country and not from appointments are taking the shape of ‘old boys goals and a joint approach for which they hold only one or two regions. We are doing ourselves club’, something that was resisted globally many themselves mutually accountable.” a huge disservice for being this myopic and years ago. This was when friends appointed When we consider the attributes, skills and blinkered, robbing the future generations an their own friends to the boards to the extent experience that are relevant for an eff ective opportunity to be competitive in the global such noble causes became nothing more than board, you will understand why the corporate village. It is self-deception to assume that all cartels. By their own defi nition, cartels exist executive mentioned above is concerned individuals who hail from certain regions are a to control institutions for self-benefi t. The real about how boards are constituted in Zambia political risk. Why should board appointments concern for this executive was that because today. Every descent Zambian should be become political? of the exclusion of others from participating in concerned, and I am happy to examine some STAKEHOLDER REPRESENTATION: board appointments, fi nding credible and useful of the attributes, skills and experience that in I am yet to learn of an institution that exists individuals for such appointments was becoming themselves point to the need for diversity. primarily for a select group of people. There thinner by the day in Zambia. FINANCIAL EXPERTISE: In 2018, I inducted is no manufacturing company that produces There is a very good case for corporate a board that had 13 directors. I realized products to be consumed by one ethnic group. governance and that’s why qualifi cation to any there was no one with fi nancial skills among Banks exist for everyone; we all deposit money board takes the form of diversity. Diversity is them. That is generally what happens when and borrow money irrespective of our social usually in form of intellect, emotional acumen, board selection is narrowed down to people backgrounds. If that be the case, diversity in the experience, technical expertise, analytical before working out the required skills set. If form of stakeholder representation should be skills, wisdom, gender, age and ethnicity. I the selection was based on complementarity, observed at board level. have trained boards that have traditional chiefs fi nancial skills should have been at the top. If politicians are trumpeting and cementing among them. The chiefs may not possess The fi nance function at executive level of any the tribal card, companies should counter the technical or intellectual skills that may be business is regulated, meaning that it must be any such maneuvers by turning a blind eye seen to be the primary endowments for board there as demanded by law. It means the board to any attempts to have non-diverse boards. membership. Their perspective could be on will be mandated to discuss fi nancial matters Stakeholders all over the world are becoming understanding the social and cultural dynamics at every sitting. Even if the executive reports more and more awake to institutions that lack and impacts of board decisions. on the fi nancial statements, there should be strong inclusive policies. They are sensitive Women on boards bring more than the someone on the board competent enough to to practices that demean their value in the intellectual acumen to the table. Some of them ask questions. We cannot fail to fi nd such a marketplace. Before you go to them to sell a do not even person if we looked far product or service, they want to know how far have it. and wide, across all parts your company articulates fairness around all However, their ‘If of Zambia. This also goes areas of concern, including diversity in the board contributions for legal expertise that composition. Some go as far as boycotting can be politicians are is expected to be part of products produced by companies that lack extremely every board, especially for inclusion. All stakeholders want to be treated insightful as trumpeting and statutory, public, and listed equally and with fairness. they tap into entities. In summary, eff ective boards are anchored their intuitive cementing the tribal card, RELEVANT INDUSTRY on diversity. It means there must always be endowments EXPERIENCE: Over the an open and rigorous search for deserving to change companies should counter past many years, we individuals, taking into account national or collapse have prided ourselves benchmarks on inclusivity. This also goes a decision. any such maneuvers by as a country for having to multinationals operating in Zambia. They They may produced incredible must be awake to this reality that Zambia is a not employ turning a blind eye to any individuals who possess diverse country and all individuals should be their other signifi cant exposure to treated with respect. An eff ective board thrives analytical attempts to have non- various industries. Nothing on balance and this balance is about ethnicity, capabilities beats experience. The very gender and age distribution, intellectual acumen to ascertain diverse essence of having a board and diversity in general. That way, you shouild potential is to benefi t from individuals rest assured that you will benefi t from the values risks to a boards’. who have travelled the of honesty and integrity, the pillars for good grand plan, a journey we are embarking corporate governance. 6. Article www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020

HH EXPLAINS HIS ROLE IN THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS

(IN RECENT WEEKS, ACCUSATIONS HAVE BEEN plot.I bought this house from a company called National the MMD government through the structure I earlier gave MADE AGAINST UPND LEADER , HAKAINDE Tobacco Board of Zambia.This house was advertised you.I was not involved. HICHILEMA THAT HE STOLE FROM PRIVATIZATION. through an open tender through the Newspaper in 1995. INTERVIEWER : Why do you think she mentions LAST WEEK, HH HAD AN INTERVIEW TO CLEAR Madam Nawakwi says I stole the house from Lima HH? THE AIR. THE UPND MEDIA TEAM BRINGS YOU A Bank because in her allegations,I was involved in the HH : Malice.She is confusing things.She is claiming VERBATIM REPORT OF THE INTERVIEW ON HOT privatization of the bank in 1998, but I bought this house that I was the Receiver as you can see in our demand FM, DIAMOND TV AND OTHER STATIONS.) through a public tender in 1995.The timeline there does letter.In her insinuations,she says this young guy called not match.Someone is lying,is it me or it is her.I say HH had the power to privatize mines and its assets but INTERVIEWER: As Hakainde Hichilema, did you Edith Nawakwi you lied.Here is a summary of the house that is wrong.It is actually malicious,completely malicious participate in the privatization process? Were you in having been bought from National Tobacco Company and again she will have the time to prove herself in court. charge of the process? and not Lima Bank .(displays the house documents). I Neither did I privatize RAMCZ nor was I its receiver. I HH : It’s very important that we clarify at some point responded to a Newspaper advert in April 1995 and then was none.On her program on Hot FM,she alleged that who was responsible for the privatization program after I responded and I was awarded after emerging as I stole 10 million dollars from RAMCOZ.How I stole it,I but to insinuate that I made money because of the the highest bidder.Thats the point I was making earlier don’t know.She will prove that in court.I’m not a thief and privatization process only is far from the truth because I on.Without being involved in Privatisation,I was already I didn’t steal any money from RAMCOZ. started business at a very early age of 26 and was able as a businessman able to tender for this property at K 61 RAMCOZ was privatized in 1997. Thereafter they to buy a property at K 61 million in 1995 before I was Million.Now who advertised the house? A firm in Ndola borrowed money in 2000 or thereafter as a private involved in any privatization program. So it’s not true called T.P. Chibwe and company who were valuation company from ZANACO bank which they failed to pay. that we made our money through privatization. We are surveyors and estate agents who had been engaged And ZANACO appointed a receiver to recover the money business people. The answer is that I participated in to sell the property.To be specific my offer went in on they were owed by RAMCOZ which was then a private the privatization program but I was not in charge of the 26th of April 1995,then the valuation was done,how company. Completely misleading herself and the public. process. Who was in charge? It was the government of they did it I don’t know,that was not my job.Then I was And I’m shocked that a former Minister of Finance can the day and which one was the government of the day? It offered the house.Who owned the house from the very fail to understand basic facts.It can only prove one was the MMD who were responsible for the privatization beginning.Here are the records from Lands Ministry thing,political malice.Get HH at all cost even if he is not program in terms of policy not myself because I was not showing who owned the house. (displays Ministry of a criminal. Complete malicious because the facts are part of the Government.Legally,they were responsible Lands documents). Mr.Chileshe was the owner of the there.How do I know that the facts are there? When you because they set up the Privatization Act of 1992 as a house who sold it to the Tobacco Company of Zambia are appointed Receiver under the Insolvency Act, you Government under the late Frederick Chiluba MHSRIP. in 1967 and then TBZ got a mortgage from Zambia have to register your receivership deed at PACRA,that And the overall structure ( today is our day to explain National Building Society of K 15,000 in 1971 and then time it was called Company Registrar.You also go to these things so that those who might not be aware might TBZ changed its name in 1989 to National Tobacco court and register that receivership Deed and you are know,those who may be mischievious,their mischief can Company of Zambia and all these entries are there in appointed as a receiver as an individual,the law is very be laid bare) The MMD government came into office the Ministry of Lands documents.Then the National clear.I can invite Zambians who might be doubting on in 1991 and in 1992,they enacted the Privatisation Act Tobacco Company borrowed money from Finance bank what is going on to say go to PACRA or go to court which was a legal document, meaning that parliament in December 1989.The money was not paid according to and see the Receivership Deed on who was appointed at that time made a decision and gave the citizens a these documents and the bank moved in to repossess receiver only to recover the money for ZANACO and not law,the privatization law.The way the structure was the house according to the security that was provided to privatize RAMCOZ because it was already privatized made was there was a cabinet on top chaired by the and passed it over to TP Chibwe of Ndola to advertise 3-4 years earlier.I think my colleagues who did the President of the Republic of Zambia.Under Cabinet,there the sale.I won the tender like I said K 61 million,no receivership for ZANACO did a very good job as they was a Committee of Ministers from within Cabinet income from Privatisation but from other businesses recovered the money which was a very difficult thing to called Committee of Ministers of Privatisation,HH was as a partner,as a shareholder and a couple of other do to recover.The rest is detail for court.We shall see not there.Then there was the Zambia Privatisation businesses at an early age.No privatization at that age.I what she says in court. Agency,ZPA as an institution and manager to implement then paid the Real Estate Agent through my lawyer,one INTERVIEWER: The third of the issues raised the privatization process.That is where the policy and Michael Musonda,the current Deputy Chief Justice of by Madam Nawakwi concerns Mosio-tunya Hotel legal power lay.The Committee of Ministers comprised Zambia and is still alive.Then they went and paid off in Livingstone that you sold yourself the shares Finance,Commerce,Mines and Tourism depending on the mortgage.The mortgage and interest was at ten after evaluation and all that.Give us a picture of this the assets.The ZPA would then ask for expert advice million kwacha as at 27th September 1990 and the transaction and concerns raised by Madam Nawakwi. from many,many people.Thousands of Zambian money I paid in was used to clear the mortgage and HH : In the privatization process,if there is an asset lawyers,corporate finance guys like ourselves,real estate they were able to discharge the mortgage on 7th July that delivered more than expected,it was that project agents,property valuators,engineering firms from 1992 1995.Then the house was offered to me by the National in Livingstone.World class asset,competitive product along the way were somehow involved. 270 companies Tobacco Company and became mine.Then I registered internationally,delivered meticulously in accordance with or units were sold and today HH was responsible. an assignment which is a document used to change the objectives that were set in the privatization program. HH sat below the privatization agency,asked to do his ownership on 7th July 1995.That house was never ever If I was not Hakainde Hichilema and was not seeking professional work. So the answer is yes in terms of a Lima Bank house.The bank came up for privatization public office,I would have been praised every day on involvement at that level as I have explained and No in in 1998,I bought the house in 1995.Clearly Madam the way that transaction was handled.Completely first terms of responsibility, in terms of legal power and in Nawakwi you are a liar. class in accordance with the set objectives.There was terms of policy power,I was not involved. INTERVIEWER: Okay,that clears one of the an allegation that I was shareholder when the bids INTERVIEWER: Madam Edith Nawakwi has brought particulars of the defamatory statements.So.. came through,they never came to me but to ZPA.The out three key issues which include the Kabulonga HH: She will have a chance in court to prove whether bids under the program were received by ZPA and then property,the sale of RAMCZ and the sale of Mosio- she has a different record of this.She has a chance in decides who they think can help them to structure the tunya Hotel in Livingestone.Let us start with the Serval court.That is why we have gone to court so that we can transaction in accordance with the set objectives and Road property in Kabulonga,when did you acquire that stop shouting at each other. the agency would call people like us,not just me but property? INTERVIEWER : We now move to the second issue there were other people there.But the way everything HH: Its fair to state that Madam Nawakwi on HOT which is on RAMCOZ.What role did you play in that is being made to look like there is this troublesome FM alleged that I stole a house from Lima Bank and transaction whether remotely or closely because she chap called HH seeking Presidency who is not allowed she mentioned the house as the one on Serval Road raised this. to be Republican President of this country.He must in Kabulonga.That I stole the house from Lima Bank.I HH : First,there is this allegation that this young guy just be a citizen of Zambia.I aspire to be President. abused my role in the privatization programme, got that called HH was responsible for privatizing the mines The bids went to ZPA and the insinuation is that I house from Lima Bank dubiously. She actually called and that he and he alone had the power.I think I have was shareholder of Sun International and when I was me a crook.I’m not a crook.That house never belonged explained that I didn’t have the power because I was appointed to assist in putting this transaction together,I to Lima Bank as she alleges.I bought the house but not merely a service provider contracted and at the time had vested interest in Sun International and therefore from the said bank. appointed through a public tender either as an individual awarded the assets to the bidder.The material question INTERVIEWER: Is there proof to show that you didn’t or firm with agreed fees.I got paid because that is my is did I have shareholding in Sun hotel to be able to acquire this house from Lima bank? job and business.I think today I must clear that.There is declare conflict of interest when I was asked to assist HH: There is yes. an allegation that I privatized a mine called RAMCOZ.I by the MMD Government through Cabinet and ZPA,the INTERVIEWER: Would you care to show us? never privatized any mine in this country.I made this answer is NO.I was never a shareholder and I invite HH: Madam Nawakwi made these allegations that I point clear.This mine was privatized around 1997.I was Zambians to go to the registry at PACRA and see if HH stole the house,I responded that I never stole the house,I not there.The records are there at ZPA and Zambia was a shareholder because that’s what Nawakwi said don’t steal.Here are the facts Gary.This property is called Development Agency today and I can assure you that that I was a shareholder and therefore gave myself Sun farm 488a/40/a/3 Serval Road.Thats the name of the you will not find HH’s name there.RAMCOZ was sold by International,she is wrong,I was not a shareholder Tuesday September 8, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .7 Katele acquits HH on privatisation By Sipilisiwe Ncube had the oversight. But the core these people were capable to politicians. Politicians are FORMER Finance Minister in responsibility of the actual of constructing a hotel. And making political capital out of the MMD government Dr Katele negotiation and the details of through Mr Hakainde Hichilema a narrative that is warped. And Kalumba says government, privatization was done by ZPA and officials of Sun international the private sector must not be through his ministry and the through its agencies that it was and my own office, we arranged a left out. This is a private sector- Zambia Privatisation Agency hiring. These were Zambian trip to see what they were capable driven economy. The private (ZPA), had done due diligence experts. And due diligence had of,” he said. “After that trip, I sector are the ones who win before arriving at a decision to been done by ZPA, I would satisfied myself that they had public contracts. And much of privatise Mosi-O-Tunya Hotel in assume, on the expertise of each the capacity to construct high- the government contracts that Livngstone. particular firm. ZPA was an quality facilities. But I think the are done are won by the private And Dr Kalumba says agency that was put in place by debate now is on if Mr Hichilema sector. We can’t just look at one Hichilema is being asked to the law, hiring you to perform had shares in Sun international side,” said Dr Kalumba. account for his role during the a public function. And for me, when he was negotiating for Sun privatization process because he particularly for the mines, I international. If he had no shares, By Julia Malunga is seeking public office. had to go to parliament for let him explain to the members CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer Zambia is a train in motion, you Meanwhile, Dr Kalumba parliament to agree. So, it was of the public so that those who John Sangwa, State Counsel, says a minister cannot be not just a one man decision,” he are questioning him could shut says Zambians should begin can’t stop it to fix it - Sangwa involved in corruption alone as said. up. But in my view, this thing to interrogate the character they are schooled by government And Dr Kalumba said can be well investigated through of leaders ahead of next year’s the person, who is he? Which mistake of putting a bad leader, officials when getting into office. UPND leader Hakainde the investigative wings to prove general elections. is what we don’t do. We just the institutions should come in Speaking when he featured Hichilema’s name is being linked whether or not he had shares.” And Sangwa says Zambia get excited because there is and be able to contain him but on the ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, to the privatization only because Dr Kalumba said corruption has not been blessed with good a particular candidate that is unfortunately, our institutional Dr Kalumba said issues he was seeking public office. is not done by politicians alone. leaders. sponsored by a political party, capacity is not existent because surrounding privatization were “Now it’s only Mr Hakainde “There is no school for Meanwhile, the prominent we just vote. The problem…is everything seems to ride on the well-reviewed under President Hichilema’s name which is ministers. Usually, when lawyer says Zambia is a train in that leadership cannot make you name of President,” he said. Levy Mwanawasa. coming out but in the past, there ministers go into office, they motion that needs to be fixed a better person. In fact, when “Going forward, it is not “I didn’t expect it to get to were other names coming out. It are schooled by the officials while it is moving. you are given power, what that about focusing on choosing the this far. I think the issues were happened that maybe because he they find there, on what to do power does is that it brings out Speaking at the virtual Levy right people; it is also making sure well-reviewed under President is a man who is seeking public and so on. And the system of what is already in you. If you Mwanawasa public lecture, Friday, that we embark on a deliberate Mwanawasa. Committee of office and people are asking him governance must be examined are a criminal, that criminality Sangwa said people should not exercise to strengthen the various parliament was set up to review to account. I have gone through very well on how ministers relate becomes more evident when focus on political parties but on institutions of governance to the privatization, the ZPA this issue and if you are calm, and with the officials. And for those you have that opportunity to the track record of individuals make sure that there is proper acquitted itself in their reports answer these things reasonably, that may have the predisposition have power. These are things contesting leadership positions. oversight in these institutions, but and so one, the issues that were people will leave you. But don’t to acquire things outside the that we forget. If you have been “I think it is a very important unfortunately, we have failed in raised by the Auditor General be emotional about it,” he said. law, usually, they work with a womaniser all your life, when this regard. We need to focus on were in public domain and Dr Kalumba said he was the officials in government. A concept that good men and not you have power, that becomes good laws make good governance. good people to take up leadership. some of them were answered satisfied that Sun International minister cannot do it alone. your main focus.” Zambia is a train in motion, you while some of them were not Hotel had the capacity to Corruption is on the streets and The laws are as good as the people And Sangwa said the themselves. If you place emphasis can’t stop it and say ‘let’s fix this’. answered. But I didn’t expect construct standard facilities we have to look at it holistically country has generally not This has to be done at the same that it would reach this scenario,” before signing the deal after as a society,” he said. on the good men, a good person had good leaders since will not engage in corruption, not time as damage is being done to Dr Kalumba said. Mosi-O-Tunya hotel was sold to And Dr Kalumba said the independence. the country and nobody is going to because the law says don’t steal, or Asked if the privatisation them. fight against corruption must “So if you have been a good wait for us; this is something that do not get bribed but because it is process was a fraud, Dr Kalumba “The financial issues had only be left to professional human being all along, that will has to be tackled simultaneously.” just not in him to accept bribes,” said the core responsibility of the already been agreed to at the government agencies because if be manifested when you are When asked if there was need actual negotiation and the details level of ZPA. I didn’t know left in the hands of politicians, Sangwa said. given an opportunity to lead. I to get leaders who were willing to of privatisation was done by ZPA that bidders had been there. I they will make political capital “A good leader, a good person think for me, if you were to tell reduce their own powers in order through its agencies. only found that there was one out of it. will respect the law because it is me what we should look for in to build institutions, Sangwa said “I will only understand that file on my table about the Sun “The selectiveness of this in him to respect the law. Now 2021 in order to address the President Lungu did not read if you give me an example of international brought to me fighting corruption to only these are issues that I think we challenges of the past, this is the amended 2016 Constitution any industry that was privatized by my permanent secretary. particular constituencies I have forgotten along the way. what we should be looking for. of Zambia which had reduced which is failing. The structure We had to satisfy ourselves think is wrong. Let us leave the What we need to do I think when People may not agree how we presidential powers for the first of privatization was very clear. and conducted a capability corruption to the professional we are looking at the elections have ended up where we are, time. Cabinet, through its committee, assessment of whether or not wings of government, and not next year, look at the character of 56 years after independence. “That is why I was elated in My conclusion is whereas we 2016 and I applauded President have been blessed with so many Lungu when he signed that 2016 natural resources and everything 2019 FIC trends report wasn’t doctored – Director else, we have not been blessed amendment to the Constitution with good leaders. And I am because for the first time, you saying this generally. We need saw the powers of the presidency From P2 very informative. The objectives transactions. say based on what we analyzed being reduced but now the only “I think you really agree with are still being met even under “This information that we that is the correct information. to interrogate people that offer themselves for leadership,” he conclusion I reach is probably he me, it is not just the Financial those difficult circumstances that have given is based on the reports Does it mean that if we were did not read that document,” he Intelligence Center that faced we faced in 2019. Issues of money that we received bordering on to analyze all the reports that said. When asked how people said. these difficulties of funding from laundering or terrorist financing, suspected corruption and that were to come to the FIC, that And Sangwa said Mwanawasa we analyzed and out of the report amount will be more than the could overcome the challenges the Central government. In the they don’t work like a linear way embarked on a campaign to deal that we received and analyzed. 300? I will definitely say yes. It of leadership, Sangwa said past two, three years we have of approaching things to say well; with corruption when he assumed been experiencing economic because last year we had 100, this Believe you me, the amount is definitely in black and white, there was a need to focus on office.Story continurs on P10 challenges as a country. I think year we are expecting to have 200, that we have given you is what we never analyzed all the reports strengthening institutions of that you will note that FIC was the other year we are expecting we analyzed. There are also a 748, we analyzed 101, out of 44 governance. just among the institutions that to have 200, then the Financial number of reports out there TIZ, disseminated, 300 goes to the “…in the last 50 years of probably were not funded on intelligence Center has worked, ACC they can give information corruption; so definitely that may independence, no leader has ever time. I should mention that not necessarily,” he said. on corruption and we are not not be the true reflection on the strengthened the institutions of we did receive funding but not “We only analyzed 101 and if saying that these numbers, they database that we have in terms government. All of them, in one 100 per cent, our funding was we had enough resources I even need to be the same, we deal corruption but that is based way or the other, have found a about 65 to 70 percent of the talked about verification which with suspicious transactions. on the type of reports that we way to weaken the institutions funding requirements. People was impacted. We received about So, in the year under review, received on corruption. Really, of government and that is why are appreciating our work, if this 748 reports and you are talking you will note that the types of the amounts was less than what we find ourselves where we institution was doing rubbish about analyzing only 101, it reports that we dealt with on was reported in 2018. We don’t are because when you make a stuff and we are producing useless means that if there was enough suspected corruption was more have control based on what we reports, I don’t think government resources, including human on individuals, customers and received, that is what we analyzed, will be spending taxpayers’ resources, I think we could have corporates. That will tell you that that is what we have reported. It is money to fund the institution.” done more; it is a fact that it even the amounts involved, the worrisome if we are not looking He said lack of funding impacted the verification, that values involved were rather low. at the entire spectrum of all the did not affect the quality of the impacted even other departments It is not 100 per cent work that reports that have come. If we had report. I have talked about that. I cannot was done,” said Tembo. analyzed all the reports probably “The quality remains the say the quality was compromised, “So if you were to ask me that the numbers that you are talking same, the quality and what you we never had enough to do is this the true reflection, I would about would not be the same.” are seeing now, we were able more, I think we did what we to do with the funding that we did with what we had, that is the received. We worked even under information we have given in that difficult circumstances to still report. This report has not been Dr BABU R MKUSA give you the quality report. 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Opinion www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 Procurement General’s office can’t stop corruption, the criminal syndicate is too powerful HE Zambia Institute governance, the spirit of of Purchasing and transparency, the moral TSupply (ZIPS) is conscience for prudence calling for the creation of the and the willingness to be office of the Procurement accountable is not there. General whom procurement What’s the point in creating officers can be reporting more laws and government to. This, it says, will also positions when people take care of some unfair corruption allegations over don’t want to change their government procurement mindsets? because there will be someone to explain the And President Edgar processes followed. Lungu talks about creating this office to oversee all “The highest government procurements [procurement] position in order to restore people’s one can be in government faith in public transactions. is deputy director of Huh! What useless rhetoric! procurement. We don’t have Which people is he referring any director of procurement This is very wrong and of the Ministry’s procurement the chief government legal recruiting him/her into the to? Mr Lungu is a lawyer, in government. It creates a misleading. To say that junior department. advisor insists that this tender corruption syndicate. Isn’t this does he think people in very big problem because procurement officers are being was awarded in accordance the same manipulation that Mr then the procurement subjected to manipulation We have been telling with the law. The gentleman Mwelwa is complaining about? Zambia have faith in his officer is left to some level because they have no one to a story of how government himself doesn’t know how understanding of the law? of manipulation because he report to is an attempt to instill awarded a US $17 million this contract was awarded to We agree with the views How many times has he has nowhere to report to. If false hope in the citizenry. contract for the supply of him, saying he is not even shared by the outgoing acting misled the public through I am head of procurement medicines to an individual, the person in charge, yet it’s Financial Intelligence Centre his interpretation of the in the Ministry of Energy, To say the World Bank who had no registered his name appearing on the director general Clement Constitution? How many for example, I report to a and other international company at PACRA. The documents. Kapalu, when he was asked criminal procurement PS, so if I have a problem financial institutions may not Zambia Public Procurement about measures that can be transactions have with the PS, I don’t have help Zambia with funding Agency (ZPPA) and all the Now, perhaps Mr Mwelwa taken to reduce corruption and been approved by his for certain projects because regulatory authorities, who and President Edgar Lungu loss of government resources anywhere to report to. administration? It’s almost The control of funds in of the absence of this office deal in the manufacturing and who was agreeing to this in the procurement sector. like we have no President in government, there will is one thing, but to allege wholesaling of medicines, proposal can tell us: how He observed that corruption office, everyone is behaving be finance, internal audit that the rampant corruption were involved or consulted would the Procurement cannot be eradicated unless and procurement. So, going on associated with before the awarding of this General’s office help in such a the people holding controlling as they please. the finance department is government tenders is as a illegal tender to an individual scandal where you can clearly offices change their mindset very well protected with consequence of not having a called Imran Lunat, a sole see that top government about governance. Mr Kapalu In Nsenga we say, the Accountant General at Procurement General’s office trader located in Kamwala. officials and those in charge of argues that it’s all about the “wakake okaleka lini”, PS-level, Internal audit very is a totally different issue. regulatory authorities colluded culture. When people take Bembas would say, “uwaba well protected at PS-level, Unless the Purchasing and That’s not all. We to illegally award this contract their opportunity to serve nako (akamusango) teti procurement has been left Supply Institute boss has not reached out to the Office of with impunity? How would that in the public service as a akaleke” and the English without any person to help been reading the news. the Attorney General and we office stop such scandals? passport to wealth creation, people say, bad manners them or look after,” says also found out that he was there is no law that can die hard. A thief is a thief. ZIPS president Chibwe Our newspaper spent the fully aware of this illegality, It needs to be stated be created, which they will Those who are stealing from last couple of months detailing but he confidently and here that creating this office respect. Mwelwa. the poor people of Zambia the criminality that has been authoritatively told us that will simply add one more under this PF government Everything that Mr going on under procurement there was nothing sinister senior government official Mr Kapalu is absolutely cannot be stopped by the Mwewa said is correct, in the Ministry of Health. If about awarding a US $17 to the corruption matrix. We right. The regulatory apart from the part where Mr Mwelwa is the passionate million tender to an individual. are very certain that this authorities are there, presence of a Procurement he is suggesting that leader that he should be in Our investigation revealed office will not be allowed to oversight institutions are General. These people are creating the office of his sector of purchasing and that this gentleman, who is operate autonomously; the in place, laws have been stealing millions of dollars Procurement General will supply, surely, he must have behind a business name politicians will make sure enacted, one after another, from defence tenders, what deter procurement-related read the shocking revelations called Honey Bee Pharmacy, that the individual in charge to protect public resources can a Procurement General challenges or corruption. that we have been digging out failed ZAMRA inspection, but is compromised, thereby, but the culture of responsible do? Crossword puzzle No 685 “Those who do not Crossword puzzle No 684 move, do not notice their chains.” - Rosa Luxemburg Tuesday September 8, 2020 www.diggers.news Readers’ Feedback .9 Readers’ Feedback Chama’s view that arresting a criminal can’t trigger Editor, and gassing of people in this of the crime committed instead country but up to now no of repeating and shouting “Just sit down, Sata reject. single suspect has been brought allegations in every direction civil unrest When civil war breaks out, to book. So what’s this guy and at every opportunity. of government that’s why he is it’s other people’s children saying?!” - Stanley Bwalya Otherwise if you continue desperate...You are the criminal that will be ghting.  e chap calling people criminals waiting to be arrested just can’t even li a bazooka. We “Minister please understand without evidence, people soon wait...!” - Elias Musyani EDITOR’S NOTE: haven’t forgotten the shooting this. One does not become see through your ruse and of Mushaukwa in western a criminal because you have motives. I want to say that by “You can’t call someone a province. Of course there will called him one, you wish him continuing on this path, you criminal before he is convicted be no civil war when you are to be one or because he is your are annoying and alienating we have people who were Go to our News Diggers! picked next year for shooting political enemy who threats many people who expect better convicted by courts those are Facebook page, Mushaukwa”. - Munacho your hold on power. A simple from you in this day and age”. - the ones to call criminals. Shimapengo de nition of a criminal is one Kanyata Mubita  e emotions attached can be select a story you like and jot who has committed a crime. seen that this is nothing but down your comment. We will “Chama has been defence  ose who catch a criminal Davies Chama and his company political”. - Alex Sengela minister during ritual killings must always produce evidence are panicking. But the road pick that as your feedback they are treading is extremely “Yes they can never be civil dangerous.  ose machines unrest by arresting a criminal and get you published on they bought for police o cers like you who shoot someone this page. The shorter the ‘Jobbicks right on schools won’t help them. We have seen in Western Province some powerful people fall. Colonel few years ago, we have not comment the higher the Kada is one of them. Just forgotten”. - Richard Mweetwa needing to re-open’ let people vote in peace”. - chance of getting published. 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The big problem it on record that a certain bsection of the society, we reap what we sow”. - Josh statement as PS!! Your normal life. Children are truly is embedded deep inside us, the people in zambia has been consistent Godwin Musuku statement is very true, we going to school, sport and in supporting, helping put and restoring are seeing pregnancies games and campaign are citizens. Our collective values need deep of this mediocre leadership such as the “This article is so true it brings tears to everywhere, boys drinking conducted as usual. I would introspection. After reading this article, I and smoking like never like to advise African feel ashamed for what we’ll leave for the current one. Country men, if we won’t my eyes. What a people we are. Like attract before. Unfortunately, your countries to live their next generation”. - Martin Mpukani liberate ourselves from this bad omen, like. Rottenness and fl ies move together. government is not a listening normal life because corona then we are doomed as a people. Zambia As for me and my household we choose government. Imagine how is here to stay”. - Amos “‘The government of the day is a will be over taken by foreigners! I submit”. this day to choose integrity. Lumpen private school teachers Sichinga - Steve Shachose behaviour OUT!!!!!!. LUMPENS OUT OF are surviving since March. refl ection of its citizens’ - Plato. Well said and that’s the truth... Well written article THE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. WE DEMAND At least upper primary, “South Africa was among “The worst president we have ever shoved INTEGRITY AND HONOUR”. - Ebyudi Eric junior secondary and senior the badly hit covid nations with truth in every sentence, paragraph secondary can open (grades but has resumed business and sentiment”. - Sitali Sitali onto our laps, It’s true a leader refl ects Mushiyi 5-11)”. - Rabson M Kakoma to full capacity, why not Zambia? e PS is right, “This article in some section is very “Schools must open indeed. unfortunately his contract correct when it implies that, ‘we the We will regret having may come to an end for people are to blame for putting mediocre paused in this sector in speaking against the new ‘ ere’s no need for HH to explain future. ere are so many normal!” - Boyd Lubinda leadership or it’s a refl ection of pregnancies and early Wamundila ourselves as a people’. To some extent his accumulation of wealth’ quite true, but not wholly. History has Editor,

“No further exculpatory remarks Bally... your story is known.. How did that one who spent all his life soaked in kacasu accumulate so much wealth including his concubines...” - Medai Mwandila

“HH my president no need to tell these criminals if you had resources or not because they don’t come to our shanty compounds to ask us why we are poor and what made us so poor”. - Rodgers Molobeka

“Bally is very clean and clear over privatization issue he could have been snoring in prison if at all he sold the mines without permission from the government”. - Lucky Lazio Zaccks

“Jealous will kill someone especially in Zambia, why are we CARTOON Africans like this kanshii instead of complimenting your fellow African for having the brains for making money you are trying to bring them down if he not a Satanist ninshi he stole. May God have Mercy on us!” - Esnart Nachinga

“Bally is very clean and clear over privatization issue he could have been snoring in prison if at all he sold the mines without permission from the government”. - Lucky Lazio Zaccks 10. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 By Julia Malunga councilor duties, a blind JUSTICE Minister Given person can’t lead people. It Lubinda says 2021 is not a was easier when GBM was time for experiments, asking Ensure Lungu wins by 80% in there because he would advise Zambians to ensure that him. That’s why we are saying President Edgar Lungu wins by choose leaders who will be able 80 per cent. to debate in Parliament instead And Lubinda says of walking out of Parliament government does not want to 2021, Lubinda tells Zambians when they are using tax payer’s arrest opposition UPND leader money. Our colleagues MPs so that big constituencies like chita register ama inmates (so secretly told Lubinda that they Hakainde Hichilema but that aba buteko ukutila ati palya from the opposition secretly elyo tamwaliko, ifya lechitika Lukashya, Shiwang’andu and when it comes to campaigning supported Bill 10 but that they should he be nabbed, it will be come to the Justice Minister nifi nefi baletuisula amano. Malole are demarcated and in correctional facilities, we were publicly against it because because he committed a crime saying we want this bill because Balekeni abene balande fwe we can have at least two or will look intO it when we Hichilema told them so. he needs to answer for. our constituencies are big. babuteko tulekutika ikesa fika three members of parliament change the law).” “The problem we have Meanwhile, Home Affairs But we tell them man up and inshita naifwe ukutila ati bane in these big constituencies. Meanwhile, Kampyongo is that the opposition leader Minister Stephen Kampyongo represent the people instead of namufwa ilyi lyashi ifilechitika? The people who are opposing wondered why the ruling party has never been in Parliament says PF cannot be scared of being against the bill but they Naifwe tulefwailikisha ikesa the bill, what exactly do they would be scared of Hichilema to see how the procedures Hichilema because he is a loser. say their leader is difficult to fika inshita tukeikala mu want)?” Lubinda asked. when he had he had lost of the House work including Speaking when they deal with,” said Kampyongo. cabinet ukusumina ukutila “We used to walk out countless times. featured on Kasama radio, ifyo talwachita nifi nefi (If of Parliament but that was Sunday evening, Lubinda “When I was on my way you commit a crime, a case because we did not agree with asked Zambians to make sure back from meeting residents Zambia is a train in motion, you will never be erased no matter what the speaker said. I was at President Lungu wins by 80 of Chisanga. I received a query how long it takes. If people the forefront of leading people per cent next year. from Voice of America asking can’t stop it to fix it - Sangwa ask questions, you will have to walk out. But the UPND “Mu 2021 ama Zambians if we wanted to arrest HH so to answer them in the courts walk out of Parliament when I From P7 bekapanga mistake ifyaku that he shouldn’t contest the of law. This matter is between bring the Bill 10 in Parliament “Let me start by acknowledging the fact that I had an panga ama experiments tafi general elections. Why are two people who were there I once asked them why they opportunity to interact with the late president Levy Mwanawasa kwete inchito. Natukwata they rushing to international during the privatization behaved like cows. So Nga primarily as a legal practitioner and also those who have long kateka Edgar Chagwa Lungu communities? We also have period, government is not twaisula Parliament pa 11, people who know us we memories will remember that soon after he assumed office of ulefwaya ukutungulula ichalo, president, he embarked on a campaign to deal with the issues involved. The former Minister Bill 10 ili no kwisa (so when can explain ourselves. We ukutwala ubuyantanshi elyo of corruption which saw his predecessor being arrested and of Finance (Edith Nawakwi) parliament resumes it will be don’t want to rush into this ule tila ati abena Zambia bonse charged on several counts of corruption and I was one of the is the one who has brought up tabled).” privatization matter because babombele chapamo. Tiyeni lawyers that spent years defending former president Frederick this matter. She is telling at that He said the Electoral it is big and has affected a lot tichite campaign ukutila ati Chiluba. So I was privileged to be on the other side of the before you came into power Commission of Zambia (ECZ) of people, selling state owned mu 2021 Edgar Chagwa Lungu equation as opposed to the other side that represented the this is what occurred. She is could not proceed to register enterprises is a big matter. akapite nakabili. Elyo mu 2021, President…,” he said. opening our minds. Let the inmates as voters until Bill 10 That is why we are saying we tatulefwaya Edgar Chagwa Meanwhile, Sangwa said there was no leadership in the two deliberate the issues. Time is passed. are finding ways to ensure that Lungu akapite na one per cent, county to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. will come for Cabinet to sit and “Abaku Constitutional the truth comes to light. Time aliwinine na 51 percent, uno “And as it has been demonstrated in this country, what we discuss the way forward on the Court balandile ati iyo ama will come for us to talk about mwaka tulefwaya ati Edgar inmates bafwile ba vota. have seen is the fact that in my assessment of the situation, the matter),” Lubinda said. it. My ministry arrests people Chagwa Lungu akawine na Nomba ukutila bachite law as it exists was not adequate to deal with the virus issue “Nali mona muka and we take them to court and 70 per cent nangula 80 per newspaper kamo balilemba vote, tufwile twapanga that we have and some people were up in arms. I have spent if they are found wanting they cent (In 2021, Zambians ati ‘balefwaya ukukaka amafunde ukutila twapela all my life advocating for the life and freedoms, defending the are brought back to us and put should not make a mistake of Hakainde’. Ninshi twala insambu ukutila ba Electoral rights and freedoms of people and here, I was advocating for a in correctional facilities. Don’t experimenting when choosing mukakila Hakainde? Akaikaka Commission of Zambia baye declaration of a state of emergency,” said Sangwa. rush to international media we a leader. We have President umwine. Uwapanga umalandu muma correctional facilities “…A proper leader will make it his primary obligation that can’t be scared. Is thIs the first Lungu who wants to lead and afwile aishiba ukutila one day, bayelembesha ama inmates the welfare of the people becomes his primary priority. And that time HH is losing elections will bring more development alinokulubulula ati apangile ukutila babe pa voter’s roll. becomes the guiding principle but unfortunately, we don’t have now [that] we should be scared and ensure that Zambian work shani umulandu. Nangu Nomba ngatatupangile ifunde that kind of leadership. A leader is supposed to set aside his own of him?” Kampyongo asked. together. Let us campaign and teifwe ba PF, ichalo chikema mwishibe ati ba ECZ teti baye interest and put the interest of the people first and unfortunately, He said UPND MPs ensure that we re-elect him. fye ukutila ati bane impiya muma correctional facilities. we haven’t witnessed that in this current situation.” We don’t want him to win mwasenda mukashibwesha Abalelenga ukutila twipanga the election with a margin of lilali? (One of the tabloids said ifunde iyo ni abalekana Bill one percent, he won with 51 we wanted to arrest Hakainde, 10. Emulandu tukwete (The percent in the last elections why should we arrest him? Constitutional Court ruled that COVID-19 has slowed down learning but let us ensure that he wins He will cause his own arrest. inmates are supposed to vote by 70 or 80 percent of votes),” When you commit a crime, but for them to be able to vote, Lubinda said. know that one day you will be we need a law to enable ECZ to – E/P Education Standards officer And Lubinda said any answerable. It is not just us the go into correctional facilities By Mwema Banda in Chipata year as the syllabus had been result in learners feeling person who commits a crime PF government, the people of to have them registered. If the EASTERN Province senior negatively affected. academically inadequate, must be ready to answer for Zambia will rise and ask him law is not amended, the ECZ Education Standards Officer “That aspect of the syllabus which would heighten it at any given point when when he would reimburse the cannot have the mandate to do in charge of Natural Sciences being disturbed as a result of examination anxiety. he was asked by caller how money he acquired).” that. The challenge that we are Lawrence Nyirenda says COVID-19 has been cited as Nyirenda added that out of government intended to deal Lubinda also said people having is the people against Bill the prolonged closure of one of the major concerns. You the 89,619 student population with the privatization matter. should support Bill 10 so 10, they are the ones causing schools due to the COVID-19 see, when you ask learners to go from examination classes in “Umalandu tabubola that big constituencies can be this delay),” said Lubinda. pandemic has had a and sit at home, just that aspect Eastern Province, no pupil had nangu umalandu wapangile 50 demarcated. “We want to change the devastating impact on learners of them not learning with the contracted COVID-19, raising years ago, nga abantu baipusha, “Sumineni ukutila prisons act to correctional as the syllabus has been mind that they will write an hopes that non-examination kuya ku Court. Pano panshita tuchinje constitution ukupitila facilities act so that inmates’ abruptly cut short. examination is devastating, classes would resume. ilyashi iyi taili ku buteko mu Bill 10. Ukutila ati ama rights are improved. We are Speaking during a News not only to learners, but also “But the increased iyo. Ili lyashi lili pali abantu constituencies like Lukashya, asking them what is wrong Diggers! sponsored COVID-19 to the parents themselves. numbers of the reported cases abale lumbulana amashina. Shiwang’andu, Malole tuya with Bill 10, they are saying sensitisation programme on The closure of schools due to of COVID-19 has frustrated Ifwe tatwaliko mukwayi elo putule ukutila ati tukwate ama ‘nothing is wrong, we just Breeze FM, Friday, Nyirenda COVID-19 has disrupted the the desire to have pupils in balechita privatize. Abaliko MPs babili olo batatu. Nomba don’t want it.’ So iyo method said the prolonged closure learning schedule of the entire non-examination classes get niba MMD naba leshitisha ifipe aba balekana ati tatulefwaya iyaku chita campaign mu of schools due COVID-19 education sector in Zambia,” back to school,” said Nyirenda. fyabuteko. Nomba abali ba Bill 10, echo balefwaya ninshi? ma correctional facilities was devastating to pupils Nyirenda lamented. “The process of Minister ba finance mu MMD (Allow us to amend the tukesaloleshapo ngatwakwata mainly because learning had He said the reduced rehabilitating desks is still ebayamba ilyashi. Bale eba ifwe constitution through Bill 10 ukuchinja amafunde aya ku drastically slowed down this teacher-pupil contact would ongoing and like here in Eastern Province we have Chipata Skills, there is Chipata Day Secondary School, there NAQEZ asks govt to allocate 21% of 2021 budget to education sector is also Chizongwe Technical Secondary School. So, in these By Ulande Nkomesha has really forsaken education funding through the 2021 budget.” funding of General Education from centres, desk rehabilitation is NATIONAL Action for Quality in Zambia; from 20.2% funding to the Chansa said government should Higher Education. Our proposal is going on to mitigate the aspect Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) sector in 2015, education just received also consider separating funds of that Ministry of General Education of social distancing in schools.” executive director Aaron Chansa has 15.3% and 12.4 % in 2019 and 2020 general education from higher alone must receive 13 % of the total And a caller, who only called on government to consider respectively.This kind of funding education in order to address sector- national budget while Ministry of identified himself as a Mr allocating 21 percent of the 2021 will not take the country anywhere, specific challenges. Higher Education must have 8 % of Mbewe from Chipata, budget to the education sector. socially and economically,” Chansa “With more than 50,000 trained the national budget,” stated Chansa. suggested that government In a statement, Monday, Chansa stated. teachers but unemployed, the sector “As an organization, we strongly should use the funds from said the sector had seen a reduction “We hold the view that the needing more than 1.3 million desks believe that Zambia will never the COVID-19 Social Cash of funding in the past years which had current terrible funding to education ,the urgent need for good teacher sustainably develop with insignificant Transfer to buy radios and negatively affected it. in Zambia offends the guidance by motivation, funding of Universities investments in education.Countries use them for educational “As the nation awaits for the SADC ,is against the aspirations of and Colleges , purchasing of more such as Singapore ,China, Malaysia purposes. presentation of the 2021 national the 7th National Development Plan computers and books ,it would be and India have developed faster Mbewe urged schools budget later this month , National and will prevent the country from shocking if the Minister of Finance because of their huge investments to establish deliberate Action for Quality Education in attaining vision 2030.We therefore, will once again undermine the in education.It is either we take a programmes on how the Zambia( NAQEZ) demands for 21 % challenge the Minister of Finance, Dr importance of education through a leaf from the above economic tigers radios could be used to boost allocation to the education sector.For Bwalya Ng’andu, to demonstrate to the paltry allocation. NAQEZ further or we continue with our under pupils’ learning experience far too long, the Ministry of Finance country seriousness with education, expects the budget to clearly separate development.” given the large amount of time lost due to COVID-19. Tuesday September 8, 2020 www.diggers.news Sports .11 Enrique: Fati’s self-confidence isn’t normal! Spain manager Luis Enrique national team, he became for Fati afterwards, noting that self-confidence is not am glad that he goes home It’s been a breakout declared Ansu Fati’s self- Spain’s youngest goalscorer his supreme confidence is normal,” Enrique said post- with this joy. year for the teenager for confidence “is not normal” in style as he curled home combined with plenty of match. “At his age it is easy for club and country with the after seeing the 17-year-old an effort from the top of the maturity. “Ansu Fati is very happy these highs to go to your young attacker making 33 score his first international box. “When we choose the and has reasons. He is only 17 head, but he is mature appearances for Barcelona goal on Sunday. Fati, who played the full squad we do not look at his years old and has to mature, enough to know that the path across the 2019-20 campaign After winning an early 90 minutes against Ukraine, age. That does not mean but that in his second game he is following is the best. He and scoring eight goals. penalty that allowed Sergio took a game-high six shots, that we do not have to with the national team he is very calm and humble.” Spain have now gone Ramos to open the scoring, created two chances and his understand that Ansu Fati dares to do all this... Fati had only made his 13 games undefeated and Fati would himself get on six attempted dribbles were will play bad games and will “He brings hard work senior international debut off next face Portugal and then the scoresheet in the 32nd also more than any other make mistakes many times. and humility. He has trained the bench in Thursday’s 1-1 Switzerland in October. minute as Spain strolled to a player on the pitch. It is part of his learning, but at an impressive pace and I draw against Germany. GOAL.COM 4-0 win over Ukraine in the All in all it was a Nations League. memorable first start In the Barcelona for the 17-year-old and attacker’s first start for the Enrique was full of praise Kamanga tips Nkana, Forest Rangers By Abraham Kalito league on the continent if Zambian game as we enjoy the teams participating in PREPARE for your its envoys in the respective coverage whilst they have continental games on an engagements in the CAF CAF competitions play pulled out of various other advisory capacity.” champions league and impressively. countries. We do not take He also stressed the Confederations cup as you “Zambia will once again this partnership lightly as it need for competitive edge will be flying the country’s enjoy a four club threshold remains one of the greatest in the local league, saying a flag high, FAZ president in terms of representation in selling points of our game. cadre of competitive clubs Andrew Kamanga has urged CAF competitions. The four I have no doubt in my translate into a stronger Zambian envoys in the two club representation is an mind that this partnership national team. competitions. unequivocal endorsement can only grow stronger,” “Naturally, we will Nkana and debutants of our league that stands Kamanga stated. expect the whole country to Forest Rangers will sixth on the African “However, that is not rally behind the continental represent the country continent. Our league my focus for this week envoys as they defend our in the CFA champions enjoys massive following but rather a call to our country’s pride and honour. league while Green Eagles across the continent and continental envoys to Thirteen-time Zambian and Napsa stars who are has become a model with diligently prepare for their champions and continental also debutants will play other countries following engagements as they will debutants Forest Rangers in the Confederation cup our example in terms of be flying our country’s flag. will represent the country respectively. Kamanga says management. Our broadcast A good showing by our in the CAF Champions Zambia stands a chance to partner SuperSport has envoys will ensure that we League while Green Eagles retain its stature as a top stayed faithful to the retain our stature as a top and Napsa Stars will play league on the continent and in the Confederation Cup,” hopefully push ourselves to said Kamanga. “Ultimately, a level where we can have a cadre of competitive clubs Lameck Banda joins Maccabi six clubs in continental in our leagues will translate By Abraham Kalito seen his stint at Tula come to an early another Israeli side, Betar Jerusalem, championships. On our into a stronger national WINGER Lameck Banda has joined close as a result. but the former seems to have hijacked part, we are always available team. Remember we have Israeli side Maccabbi Netanya on a He joined Tula in July last year the deal. to provide support to our the Chan coming up in three-year deal from Russian club but failed to emulate his compatriot Although Banda impressed members. I am aware that January next year to which Arsenal Tula. Klings Kangwa, who has since during his trial, he only managed to the national team coach we have already qualified. The former Buildcon and Zesco impressed at the club since his arrival. get himself a few games in the league, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic We will be looking to have a United star failed to break into the Prior to joining Maccabbi mainly coming off from the bench and his technical bench strong squad to represent up starting 11 at the Russian club and has Netanya, Banda was scheduled to join and was yet to score a goal for Tula. have offered themselves to in Cameroon.” No 770 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday September 8, 2020 Winning the Confed Cup will be great - NAPSA goalie By Ngosa Chalwe NAPSA Stars goalkeeper Rasbson Mucheleng’anga says winning the CAF Confederation Cup in their maiden season would be a great achievement for the club. Napsa will join Green Eagles in the Confederations Cup after finishing the 2019/2020 Super Division campaign fourth with 48 points, two adrift champions Nkana. Nkana and Forest Rangers will play in the Champions League. Being one of the few players with continental experience in the Napsa squad, Mucheleng’anga, popularly known as Dida after former Brazilian goal minder Nelson Dida warned that the competition will be tough. In an interview with the TV Napsa Stars, Mucheleng’anga called for hard work from fellow players for the team to have a good run in the up-coming season. “Continental football is tough, my fellow players need to work hard and put God first, it is a good feeling for me to qualify with the team, we just need to keep working hard,” Mucheleng’anga said. Asked how far he expects the team to go in the competition, he said, “We should reach somewhere like the group stage, or even winning the tournament… kuwina che, tawinako, it would be nice. It would be a motivation and a boost to our CVs,” Mucheleng’anga said. He said senior players had a duty to guide younger players in the team. “We need to keep encouraging them. That is our job as senior players. We need to build them because we have been in the industry for a long time, we have experience, we know what to do and not to do,” said Mucheleng’anga who hoped that the team would perform well so that they could increase their fan base.