No364 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday February 5, 2019 MINISTERS STEALING ...we need a lifesyle audit - Kambwili By omas Mulenga And Kambwili has insisted that Zambia needs a for President Lungu and his ministers. money. In Kenya and Botswana, the presidents NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says if lifestyle audit for ministers. “I have challenged them, and I am still in the two countries have ordered for a lifestyle citizens want the opposition alliance to eld one Speaking when he featured on the Catholic challenging them, that we need to conduct audit of ministers and themselves; here they have presidential candidate in 2021, that is what they Church-run Radio Lutanda, in Kasama, Saturday, a lifestyle audit where all ministers and the refused despite us making numerous requests,” will do. Kambwili said there was need for lifestyle audits President must explain the source of their excess he said. To page 2 I want to keep council police busy by making them clean city – Miles By omas Mulenga is former Matero member Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa of parliament, says he says council police have will consider contesting a become too many and as such, parliamentary seat again if he wants them to be kept busy people say they want him back. by joining in the cleaning of the In an interview, Sampa said city. he wanted council police to be And Sampa says the council cleaning the city as a way of o cers have no right to harass keeping them busy, but noted or physically manhandle street that he was facing resistance vendors. from within the municipality. Meanwhile, Sampa, who To page 4 Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini with Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima during the requiem mass at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus on January 28, 2019 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Nawakwi, Wynter, Saki and Mutati should defi ne their alliance - Milupi By Sipilisiwe Ncube unsettled those who lack regime change. the Forum for Democracy ADD leader Charles Milupi integrity. At a joint press brie ng, Sakwiba and Development and Wynter says by standing on the truth, On Sunday, four opposition Sikota of the United Liberal Kabimba of the Rainbow Party, the Opposition Alliance has political parties accused the Party, Felix Mutati, leader of charged that the Opposition Opposition Alliance and the one of the two Movement Alliance had deliberately been church of trying to use the for Multiparty Democracy misleading the nation, among dialogue process as a vehicle for factions, Edith Nawakwi of other accusations. To page 4 A er the show’s second episode aired on Friday, social media DP to sue went awash with pictures of Mukuni Godfrey Mulundika, alias Kuni, (above centre) who had joined his friends Cleo and andi at a spar, clad in an out t which showed o his thighs. Chifuta for IBA bans “Lusaka Hustle” contempt Zambia vulnerable show on Zambezi Magic for over press to vultures – Saasa statement Story page 7 promoting homosexualityStory page 4 Story page 4 2. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday February 5, 2019 Kambwili demands lifestyle audits for ministers, says they are thieves By Thomas Mulenga that Zambia needs a lifestyle what Zambians wanted. deny the opposition permits meaningful alliances do making numerous requests,” NDC leader Chishimba audit for ministers. “On the issue of the to conduct their campaigns everywhere in the world in he said. Kambwili says if citizens Speaking when he featured alliance, the main reason and other bad things that the fact is that once you decide Meanwhile, Kambwili want the opposition alliance on the Catholic Church-run we have come together as 10 PF has been doing against to support one person as said corruption levels had to field one presidential Radio Lutanda, in Kasama, opposition political parties the people of Zambia. We an alliance candidate, you swelled in the country candidate in 2021, that is Saturday, Kambwili said the is to ensure that we speak have not discussed anything come up with one name for because the Head of State what they will do. opposition alliance would against the abuse of laws by on whether we shall support that alliance and put all your had failed to fight the vice. And Kambwili has insisted field one candidate, if that's the PF, which they use to one person or not. What ideologies together. The “I am talking about theft; name is not even formed by myself I have a company taking initials from political called ‘Mwamona’, which parties who are alliance develops mines before they members, it’s formed based could start mining copper on the ideologies that you or any minerals. I started have formulated and agreed business a long time ago, in upon. So, the only time we 1993. Now, here is a minister will think about whether to who never even had a bicycle rally behind one candidate before becoming a minister, or not, is when Zambians but today is able to donate tell us to do so. If Zambians colossal sums of money, just say ‘come together and help know that such a minister us to remove these crooks is a thief! I don’t just want in government,’ we shall do to mention their names, that; we have to listen to but they know themselves. voters,” Kambwili said. Before we adopted them, And Kambwili said there they didn’t own even a mere was need for lifestyle audits bicycle. Even President for President Lungu and his Lungu before he became ministers. (Republican) President “I have challenged them, and when he was declaring his I am still challenging them, assets, he declared K2.5 that we need to conduct million. After one year of a lifestyle audit where all being President, he declared ministers and the President K23 million in 2016, and must explain the source he never said he had any of their excess money. business. Now, tell me, the In Kenya and Botswana, President’s annual salary is the presidents in the two K450,000, how can he have countries have ordered for a lifestyle audit of ministers K23 million in one year? Sportsmen and Women take part in the Presidency Keep Fit Charity Run at State Lodge in and themselves; here they This is what I have been asking him, I have asked Lusaka on Saturday,February 2,2019 - Photo by Salim Henry have refused despite us him to explain where he got that K23 million, but he has never answered! When a President fails to fight Construction firm sues RTSA over K500,000 corruption in the country, By Zondiwe Mbewe Mart Speed stated that upon the agreements being duly executed, costs and losses incurred as a result of it means it has become open Mart Speed Construction Limited has issuance of the purchase order in June RTSA, after a prolonged period, termination of the contracts totaling for all,” said Kambwili. sued the Road Transport and Safety 2017, RTSA unilaterally altered the advised the company that both K713,400, which RTSA had failed to “The salary for ministers as Agency (RTSA) in the Lusaka High terms of the construction by changing contracts for the construction of Motor pay. at now is at K23,000, but Court for failure to pay over K500,000 the specifications of the slab from 30 X Vehicle Inspection Centres in Chipata “Despite several demands and a minister can manage to for the construction of a motor vehicle 30 metres to 40 metres X 30 metres. and Petauke would be deferred or put reminders, RTSA has willfully build three fully-furnished concrete slab at Silverest, Chongwe. It stated that despite the alteration, it off. neglected and refused to honour churches using that The company is further seeking an proceeded to carry out and complete Mart Speed further disclosed that in its legal obligations under the said K23,000? Another minister order of payment and reimbursement all the works including the variations a meeting held in September last year, agreements. As a result, Speed Mart goes and donates K650,000 of the costs and losses incurred after under the project at an additional cost RTSA proceeded to not only defer has suffered grave loss, damages and by purchasing a Marcopolo RTSA terminated the agreement for of K201,047 in July 2017, which was the said agreements but informed the inconveniences,” read the statement of Bus and donates to his the construction of a Motor Vehicle successfully completed and handled company that the said agreements claim further. constituency. Where are Inspection Centre in Petauke in the over to RTSA. were terminated due to unavailability The company is now seeking for an they getting all this money? sum of K713,400. Mart Speed disclosed that RTSA had to of funds. order of payment of the outstanding If you see the way they are In a statement of claim filed in the date not paid it for all the works done “Thereafter, RTSA advised Mart Speed balance for the construction of a 40 constructing houses in Lusaka High Court, January 30, Mart and was still indebted to it in the total that any concerns that it wished to X 30 metres concrete slab at Silverest Lusaka, they have gotten all Speed stated that in May 2016, it sum of K538,564. raise after the termination should be in the sum of K538,564, as well as, an the land! Wherever you go; bided for two separate contracts for It stated that further to the previously submitted in writing and further that order of payment and reimbursement you will hear people telling the construction of Motor Vehicle mentioned, it also entered into an on the price validity, any significant of the costs and losses incurred under you that that’s a minister’s Inspection Centre in Petauke and agreement with RTSA in May 2016 for material cost fluctuation over the the agreement for the construction of house.