WITNESS NARRATES HOW ZRA VEHICLES WERE BRANDED PF, GIVEN TO CADRES
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has heard how four motor vehicles were taken from the Zambia Revenue Authority and branded by the Patriotic Front. Allen Simpokolwe, a driver at Wanish Lodge told the court on Tuesday that the vehicles were later given to PF cadres.
This is in a matter in which former ZRA commissioner general Kingsley Chanda is jointly charged with former ZRA director administration, Callistus Kaoma with 22 counts of willful failure to comply with procedure relating to the manner they disposed of 22 used motor vehicles belonging to the commission and abuse of authority.
When the matter came up for continued trial before Magistrate Munyinya, Simpokolwe said the vehicles included three Mitsubishi Pajeros and a Toyota Hilux.
NEWSDIGGERS
What would poor Kingsley Chanda have done? Drop the charges and turn him into a state witness against the real criminals.
Ba Gunner, Mr. Chanda had a choice. He would have refused to play along and earned the respect of whoever wanted him to break the law. Yes, he might have been fired but he would have walked away with his integrity intact.
However, he chose to play along because he was part of the corrupt system. Either way, there are consequences and the choice is left to the individual to make and bear the consequences.