NAKACINDA ZOOMS IN ON AN ALLEGED $100 MILLION HEALTH MINISTRY SINGLE SOURCED DEAL
…calls out Bally to peep into the “scandalous matter” and confirm whether or not the deal happened
Lusaka…. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 (Smart Eagles)
Whilst you’re talking to IMF, you’re also trying to pass deals in what I would consider a criminal manner, Raphael Nakacinda has told the UPND government off.
The PF Chairperson for Information and Publicity said that whilst the New Dawn Administration is pushing for the IMF deal, there is an alleged $100 million deal to do with ministry of health infrastructure in selected parts of the country which was single sourced.
He challenged Health Minister Hon Sylvia Masebo and Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane to update Zambians on the said deal which he termed as a hot potato sitting on the laps of the duo.
Hon Nakacinda said this when he addressed the Media at Lusaka’s Supreme Court Grounds today.
“This morning, as we continue to zoom in behalf of the Zambian people, I have come to basically challenge the Minister of Health Hon Sylvia Masebo, the Minister of Finance to be able to update the Zambian people on an alleged scandal that is a hot potato on the laps of Hon Masebo and on the laps of Hon Musokotwane who has been turned into a postman, rushing and going to…every morning going to post office to check whether there is a mail from IMF whilst there are deals that are being undertaken,” he said.
“There’s an alleged $100 million deal to do with ministry of health infrastructure in Southern, Western and North Western provinces which was single sourced. Whilst you’re talking to IMF, you’re also trying to pass deals in what I would consider a criminal manner. Because I’m this country there are no laws, regulations or any such procedure that would allow for single sourcing for any project or indeed any service to the tune of $100 million.”
Hon Nakacinda also challenged President Hakainde Hichilema to search his conscious and “peep into that hot pot whether or not that deal does not exist.”
He stressed that single sourcing for projects that amount to $100 million is a big scandal.
“So we want madam Masebo to speak to the Zambian people whether the binoculars lenses are still as effective as it was on matters to do with former KCM Provisional Liquidator Mr. Milingo Lungu,” he said.
On the court case for former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s aide-de-camp and Deputy Police Commissioner, Chisanga Chanda, the PF MCC said “you have witnessed what’s going on in the courts. We are hoping and continue to trust that justice will prevail.”
Mr Chanda appeared in court for allegedly aiding a fugitive and murder suspect. The 53-year-old is charged with being an accessory after the fact to a felony, and is appearing before the Lusaka High Court.