PAC has heard that Lamasat International Limited defrauded government by getting an advance payment of over US$4 million after entering into a contract with Ministry of Agriculture for the construction of Mwomboshi Irrigation Scheme, a... […]

FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says the UPND administration should take responsibility by ensuring that fertiliser suppliers who defrauded government are arrested and prosecuted. The Public Accounts Committee recently questioned the award of fertilizer tenders... […]

PF presidential aspirant Emmanuel Mwamba says law enforcement agencies’ actions of scandalising their earlier agreements with suspects have undermined the amnesty process and recovery of assets suspected to be proceeds of crime. On Friday, Drug... […]

MIKALILE Trading Investment proprietor Stephen Mulenga Mikalile says there is no reason why a Zambian company shouldn’t be awarded big government contracts when they meet the criteria. Mikalile has explained that his company saved the... […]

DRAMA yesterday characterised a Parliamentary Public Accounts (PAC) Committee hearing when nominated MP Likando Mufalali stormed out of the committee room after the Ministry of Agriculture struggled to justify the single sourcing of fertilizer worth... […]

MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says it was difficult to do away with some fertiliser suppliers, adding that the two year running contracts signed in 2020 were crafted to disadvantage government. And Mbozi... […]

PF member Yamfwa Mukanga says the Constituency Development Fund will be a recipe for corruption if government does not capacitate people handling the resources, especially in rural areas. On Thursday, deputy Secretary to Cabinet in... […]

DEPUTY Secretary to Cabinet in charge of administration Dr Oliver Kalabo has lamented that some government and council officials, with knowledge about the procurement system, are taking advantage by creating companies to benefit from the... […]

THE Public Accounts Committee has heard that Mika Motors Ltd was awarded a contract worth over US$1 million to provide clearing and shipping services for 387 government vehicles despite it not indicating that it had... […]

THE Public Accounts Committee has heard that the Ministry of Home Affairs entered into a contract with Mikalile Trading Company Ltd of Hong Kong to supply police uniforms and equipment at $59,997,107 without confirming the... […]