ECL GIVES MSISKA ULTIMATUM

President Edgar Lungu has given Secretary to the Cupboard Roland Msiska a one-week ultimatum to behave and curb all malpractice within the administration of the Social Cash Switch draw.
President Lungu says he is as frustrated as donors financing the programme in stare of the suspected misuse of funds, due to this of his priority is the pickle of the unhappy who live on on the programme.
The President regrets that he easiest obtained a comprehensive inform on the suspected misuse of social money transfer funds on 14th September 2018, four months after he ordered an administrative inquiry.
Preliminary facts availed to the President indicates that over forty three point eight Million Kwacha stays properly-known to beneficiaries in Luapula, Northern, North-Western, Muchinga, Western and Copperbelt provinces.
And President Lungu says he isn’t any longer pleased with the scramble of the ongoing administrative measures being undertaken hence calling for faster forensic audits by the Auditor Total and other govt interior audit systems.
President Lungu says he needs instant and decisive investigations into the topic to put the web page of disbursement of the Social Cash Switch programme.
He has furthermore directed the Neighborhood Constructing minister Emerine Kabanshi and Finance minister Margaret Mwanakatwe to proceed their engagements with donors to stammer them of remedial measures being undertaken to curb misuse.
President Lungu says circumstances of abuse requiring criminal investigations that will come up must be reported to relevant agencies and those requiring administrative action must mute safe immediate action.
On September 5, 2018, Secretary to the Cupboard led a govt crew to a assembly with donors as suggested by the President, where he shared measures being undertaken to address issues with the Social money Switch draw.
Right here is in line with an announcement issued to ZNBC News by Particular Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relatives Amos Chanda.