Government has acted on the growing scourge of misappropriation of funds in the civil service by firing 12 accountants and one operations staffer.
The scandal that has sucked in staff from Ministry of General Education, Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Provincial Administration – Lusaka Province has been a subject of public debate on whether it would end up as another of the routine reprieves or action would be taken.
Full Statement:
Monday, October 22, 2018
The Government, through the Civil Service Commission, has dismissed twelve [12] accounting and one [1] operations staff who were involved in various offences involving public funds. The dismissed officials, mostly from the accounting cadre, are from Ministry of General Education, Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Provincial Administration – Lusaka Province.
Under the Ministry of Education, Mr. Chizaso Thole, a Senior Accountant, Mr. Eliya Mwale, Accountant, Mr. Lazarous Chanda, Assistant Accountant and Ms. Ivy Sibajene, Accounts Assistant, have been dismissed in accordance with section 21 (a)(v) of the disciplinary code and procedures for…
