SECRETARY to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has warned that Cabinet office, working with the treasury, won’t hesitate to invoke punitive actions against erring controlling officers and their officers. And Auditor General Dr Dick Sichembe has vowed that his office will remain aggressive in its quest to ensure that public resources are protected from abuse and misuse. Speaking at the Controlling Officers’ sensitisation workshop, Thursday, Kangwa urged officers to take the President’s call of ensuring that the abuse of resources was eliminated seriously. “May I remind you that as public servants, you are stewards of public resources entrusted to you. The resources belong to citizens of this country and are neither personal nor private resources. This places a sacred responsibility on you...

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