DRUG Enforcement Commission Director General Nason Banda says the Commission has been investigating employees at the Ministry of Health and ZAMMSA for a long time. And Health Minister Elijah Muchima says individuals found wanting for taking advantage of public resources will be prosecuted. On Tuesday, DEC announced that it formally charged Ministry of Health employee Francis Nsenje for stealing and fraudulently accounting for K4,044,622.46 and $11,707.40. In an interview, Banda said certain individuals at ZAMMSA and the Ministry of Health were currently being investigated. “We will give you an update at an appropriate time, not long from now. So just be on standby. So we’re not raiding, we’re investigating. Raid makes it seem like we went with helicopters and guns,...

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