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Witness produces documents showing payments made to Katele from Zamtro

Witness produces documents showing payments made to Katele from Zamtro
By Laura Mushaukwa
Saturday July 12, 2008 [04:00]

A witness from Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZNCB) Inonge Grace Muyunda yesterday brought documents to court showing the payments that were made to former finance minister Katele Kalumba and others from the Zamtrop Account. This is in a case before High Court Deputy Registrar, Edward Musona sitting as magistrate where Kalumba, former Ministry of Finance permanent secretary, Stella Chibanda, former director of budget, Boniface Nonde, former chief economist, Bede Mphande, former secretary to the treasury, Professor Benjamin Mweene, former Access Financial Services directors Faustin Kabwe and Aaron Chungu are facing corruption charges.

Muyunda, who is ZNCB Head of Internal Audit, Compliance and Controls highlighted the payments made to Kalumba, Chibanda and Nonde

She told the court that under the payments to Kalumba, there was a foreign exchange application form in the sum of 21,611 pounds dated October 14, 1999.

Muyunda also brought before court a cash voucher in the sum of 5,000 pounds equivalent to US$ 8,400 dated October 14, 1998.

She further produced before the court a receipt in the sum of 5,000 pounds of October 15, 1999 and a cash voucher dated July 10, 2000 in the sum of 4,000 pounds.

Muyunda added that there was also a receipt of 4,000 pounds dated July 10, 2000.
One of the documents she cited under Stella Chibanda was a foreign exchange application form in the sum of US$ 40,000.

Muyunda also gave a break down of the payments made to Boniface Nonde.
Trial continues.

Labels: KATELE KALUMBA, ZAMTROP

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