SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has disclosed that a “higher authority” allowed former Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe to buy a V8 Toyota Landcruiser after Cabinet refused to give that authority. And Nkulukusa says a payroll audit conducted in September revealed that the Payroll Management and Establishment Control (PMEC) system had more than 1,000 ghost workers, adding that this was suspected to be a human intervention case. Speaking when he appeared before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Tuesday, Nkulukusa said a request was made to the “higher authority” and Cabinet was directed to allow the former DMMU controlling officer to purchase the vehicle. “The concern especially for DMMU, I think the feelings you...