A whistleblower has accused Local Government Service Commission Secretary, Moses Mbumba, of abuse of authority following allegations that he received over K44,000 in allowances for workshops which he never attended.
A source told News Diggers that since joining the Commission last year, Mbumba got allowances for workshops, some of which he did not attend in full.
“We have found that the LGS Commission Secretary Mr Moses Mbumba gets paid allowances for every workshop even when he never attends. Check the whole records since he came to the commission in December last year, we found that he was paid K11,159.12 allowance for audit workshop held in Chongwe but never attended, not even a day. In February 2024 week one he was paid K11,306.12 for Chongwe audit workshop but never stayed a foot. Week two February 2024 again he was paid K5,250 for a meeting that was held at Lusaka City Nakatindi Hall when he never stayed a foot there. Now the issue here is that this venue is in Lusaka, why get paid allowance? This is against the law and abusing his authority of office. Getting paid a full sub-allowance for a Lusaka-City Council based meeting is theft of government funds, this is summary dismissal,” said the source.
“Five days full sub Mbumba paid himself again. The same week/month of February 2024, the commission secretary paid himself K16,740.22, which was another fifteen days allowance for recruitment workshop held at Fringilla while he only went to Fringila for five days. Just five days. He is taking advantage and abusing his office, in less than two weeks between 31st January and 10th February he was paid over K33,296.54 in allowances for workshops he never attended and in a workshop held at Lusaka City Council Hall”.
According to documents obtained by News Diggers, Mbumba was paid K11,306.32 and K5,975.00 on February 5, 2024. Other documents indicate that he was paid K16,740.22 on February 7, 2024.
When contacted, Mbumba referred all the queries to the Commission’s Chairperson Ackson Sejani.
“I’m in a meeting, what is the nature of these allegations? You may wish to contact the Chairperson of the Commission where I work,” said Mbumba.
