FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says the maize he bought from former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela is worth K575,000 and not US$406,000, arguing that he doesn’t even hold a dollar account. According to documents given to News Diggers! by Chitotela’s lawyers, the Pambashe PF member of parliament stated that he entered into a contract to supply 2,800 metric tons white non-GMO maize with Katambo for the contract sum of US$406, 000 on March 29, 2018. “On the 29th March, 2018 I entered into a contract to supply 2, 800 metric tons white non-GMO maize with Hon. Michael Zondani Katambo for the contract sum of US$406, 000. I did supply the said maize as per contact (sic) and was paid according...

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