ACC nabs magistrate for corrupt practices
By Masuzyo Chakwe
Thu 03 Nov. 2011, 09:00 CAT
THE Anti Corruption Commission has arrested a local court magistrate in Kitwe for corrupt practices. ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono yesterday said Joyce Chikolwa, 38 of house number 109 Kantanta Street, Nkana East in Kitwe was arrested on November 1 and formally charged with one count of corrupt practices.
Moono said Chikolwa allegedly solicited for and actually received K1.5 million cash gratification from Alice Chisembele as an inducement or reward in order for her to review a judgment passed in a local court case between John Chisembele and Catherine Nakamba, a matter or transaction which concerned the Judiciary, a public body.
This is said to have happened on unknown dates but between September 1 and October 4 in Kitwe to Chikolwa, a public officer.
He said Chikolwa had since appeared before the Kitwe magistrate's court for plea and had been granted bail.
Moono said the trial date had been set for November 22.
Labels: ACC, CORRUPTION, TIMOTHY MOONO
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ACC arrests Top Motors MD
By Staff Reporter
Tue 08 Dec. 2009, 09:40 CAT
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Top Motors managing director Liang Ge for allegedly
offering K50 million as inducement to an ACC officer.
Anti-corruption commission spokesperson Timothy Moono said Liang, 29, of Chamba Valley, was arrested yesterday for one count of
corrupt practices with a public officer contrary to section 29(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act Chapter 91 of the Laws of Zambia.
“The arrest follows investigations the commission has been conducting in the manner Government procured 100 hearses from Top Motors and 60 three-tonne trucks for the ‘Keep Zambia Clean Campaign.”
“Liang was alleged to have corruptly offered K50 million and gave K15 million cash gratification to an ACC officer as inducement or reward for the officer to destroy evidence and quicken investigations which the commission was conducting in the procurement of the hearses and truck,” said Moono
Early this year, Late Local Government and Housing minister Benny Tetamashimba reported the procurement process of the hearses and trucks to the ACC.
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Police pick up 9 for K6.8bn MoH fraud
Written by Mwala Kalaluka
Sunday, July 05, 2009 4:26:33 PM
THE joint investigative team mandated to probe financial irregularities at the Ministry of Health has arrested and charged nine people in connection with alleged fraudulent payments to Algonquin Management Consultancy amounting to K6.8 billion.
Zambia Police and Anti Corruption Commission public relation officers, Bonny Kapeso and Timothy Moono confirmed the arrests during a press briefing held at Police headquarters yesterday.
Kapeso said those arrested include seven Ministry of Health officials and two other individuals linked to fraudulent payments to Algonquin Management between October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008.
“The payments relate to various workshops purported to have been conducted for the Ministry of Health employees. The payments range from K200 million to K940 million and a total of K6, 840, 547, 636 was made to Algonquin Management and Consultancy for workshops which were never held or conducted,” Kapeso said. “The Ministry of Health employees have been charged with counts relating to theft by public servant contrary to section 272 and 277 of the Penal Code, while other individuals have been charged with counts of theft contrary to section 272 of the Penal Code.”
Kapeso said the first of the list of those arrested yesterday was Dr Chrispine Sichone, 44, director of health policy at the Ministry of Health.
He said Dr Sichone resides at plot 15231/1080, Kamwala South and that he had been charged with six counts of theft by public servant involving K4, 370, 825, 000.00.
Kapeso said the second was Roy Maswenyeho, 56, of number 56 Chabisa Road Woodlands, Lusaka, who is a principal accountant at the Ministry of Health.
Kapeso said Maswenyeho was charged with two counts of theft by public servant amounting to K1, 115, 618, 850.00.
He also said Vincent Luhana, aged 35, a senior accountant at the Ministry of Health and of plot number 551, Avondale in Lusaka was the third on the list.
Kapeso said Luhana was charged with six counts of theft by public servant amounting to K4, 088, 389, 186.00.
Kapeso further disclosed that Evaristo Musaba, aged 47, a former chief accountant at the Ministry of Health and now with Accountant General’s office, Ministry of Finance was the fourth person on the list.
Kapeso said Musaba, of house number 213 Monkey Close, Ibex Hill was arrested and charged with four counts of theft by public servant amounting to K2, 151, 527, 286.00.
He said the fifth person was former Ministry of Health human resource manager, Henry Kapoko, who has been arrested and charged with five counts of theft by public servant and five counts of theft amounting to K6, 840, 547, 636.00.
Kapeso named the sixth person on the list as 39-year-old assistant director of administration at the Ministry of Health and resident of plot number 2749 Shantumbu Road, Chilenje South, Nobert Peleti.
Kapeso said Peleti has been charged with five counts of theft by public servant amounting to K3, 098, 751, 486.00.
He said Kaoma Zukas Kaoma, 38, acting Ministry of Heath principal accountant and a resident of plot number 2344, Lilayi, Chipwepwenu area Lusaka was the seventh person.
He said Kaoma was charged with nine counts of theft by public servant amounting to K6, 342, 997, 636.00.
Kapeso also said that Algonquin director Naomi Gladys Musopelo Chawinga, 51, and a resident of house number 11/12 Shimaponda road, Matero East, was charged with ten counts of theft amounting to K6, 840, 547, 636.00.
Kapeso said 27-year-old Algonquin Management Consultancy shareholder and resident to plot number 65 Makishi Road, Northmead, Lusaka, Masuzyo Kuma Chawinga, has been arrested and charged with six counts of theft amounting to K4, 017, 197, 800.00.
He said the investigations team has also recovered five motor vehicles.
“All the suspects have been remanded in custody and expected to appear in court on Wednesday the 8th of July 2009 for plea,” said Kapeso.
Kapeso said it does not mean that if someone had been suspended from the Ministry of Health then they would be automatically arrested.
He also could not comment on the issue of the missing documents from the Ministry of Health, which could have helped in the probe.
Moono said the Auditor General’s office had said other areas were being sort to compliment for the missing documents.
The two were responding to a question from the Post on why the number of those arrested in the case was still far-off from the number of those who were suspended and barred from the Ministry of Health premises.
They said the investigations would determine who would be arrested.
Labels: ACC, BONNIE KAPESO, CORRUPTION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, TIMOTHY MOONO
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ACC arrests Mines Development director
Written by Masuzyo Chakwe
Friday, January 16, 2009 4:36:31 AM
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested director of Mines Development Gerhard Kangamba for corruption involving K139 million.
ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono confirmed yesterday that Kangamba had been arrested and charged with four counts of abuse of authority of office contrary to sections 37(2)(a) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act No. 42 of the Laws of Zambia.
Moono said in the first count, it was alleged that Kangamba on or about the 27th day of July 2004 in Lusaka, being a public officer namely Director of Mines at the Mines and Mineral Development Department in the Ministry of Mines, did abuse the authority of his office by directing Kagem Mines Limited to pay K22,500,000 to Metro Investments Limited for his accommodation rentals of Flat No. 16 UNICO Flats, Kabanga Road, Lusaka and did in consequence thereof obtain an advantage or profit for himself.
He said in the second count, it was alleged that Kangamba on or about the 10th day of January, 2006 in Lusaka did abuse the authority of his office by directing Kagem Mines Limited to pay K34,400,000 to Metro Investments Limited for his accommodation rentals of Flat No. 16 UNICO Flats, Kabanga Road, Lusaka and did in consequence thereof obtain an advantage or profit for himself.
"In the third count it is alleged that Kangamba on or about the 25th day of October, 2006 in Lusaka did abuse the authority of his office by directing Kagem Mines Limited to pay K36, 400, 000 to Metro Investments Limited for his accommodation rentals of Flat No. 16 UNICO Flats, Kabanga Road, Lusaka and did in consequence thereof obtain an advantage or profit for himself," Moono said.
He said in the fourth count, it was alleged that Kangamba on or about the 11th day of July, 2007 in Lusaka, did abuse the authority of his office by directing Kagem Mines Limited to pay K46,400,000 to Metro Investments Limited for his accommodation rentals of Flat No. 16 UNICO Flats, Kabanga Road, Lusaka and did in consequence thereof obtain an advantage or profit for himself.
Moono said Kangamba had since been released on a K50 million bond and would appear in court on January 20 for plea.
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