TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) president Sampa Kalungu has called for the suspension of all officials involved in the abuse of public funds at the Ministry of Finance. Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa recently refuted social media reports that some senior government officials had been fired following investigations of abuse of office at the Ministry of Finance. Kangwa said affected Permanent Secretaries have only been transferred to the Cabinet Office while the Directors have been transferred to the Public Service Management Division to pave the way for investigations into irregular payments. In an interview, Kalungu said the suspects should be suspended, and further called for the investigations to be extended to all Ministries. “This is not a problem that has started...

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