Africa-Press – Malawi. The embattled Secretary to The President and Cabinet (SPC) Collen Zamba is again entangled in an illegal fuel contract agreement with an Abu Dhabi-based supplier.
SPC Zamba is reportedly pressing hard on the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) board to approve the award of fuel supply contracts to an Abu Dhabi-based supplier which the board repeatedly refused to do without due diligence.
Sources confided in The Maravi Post over the weekend said in her desperation the SPC Zamba engaged the Minister of Transport Jacob Hara to enter into a contract for the supply of fuel with the same supplier, for which former Finance Minister Sosten Gwenge was instructed to issue and sign Sovereign Guarantees in favor of the Abdu Dhabi supplier.
The source at NOCMA disclosed that Gwengwe refused to issue and sign the Sovereign Guarantees. “So, hurriedly SPC Colleen Zamba, arranged for the replacement of Gwengwe by President Chakwera with Simplex Chityola, this is to have him sign the Sovereign Guarantees in favor of the Abu Dhabi supplier, which the SPC Colleen Zamba desperately needs him to do.
“The Minister of Transport Jacob Hara is expected to travel to Abu Dhabi this week taking with him the signed Sovereign Guarantees to complete the corrupt transaction with the fuel supplier,” said the source.
The source adds, “The SPC has also arranged for ADMARC to enter a corrupt fuel procurement contract with a company in Zambia for which the new Minister of Finance is also to issue and sign a Sovereign Guarantee in favor of the Zambian company. Honourable Sosten Gwengwe had also refused to issue and sign a Sovereign Guarantee in favour of the Zambian company.
“SPC Colleen Zamba, is engaged in highly corrupt practices with the sanction of the President of the Republic of Malawi Reverend Dr Lazarus Chakwera, her appointing authority”.
SPC Zamba has failed to comment on the matter proved futile on several attempts via her mobile phone. Zamba has been on social media accused of shaking Capital Hill with friends, and family members’ recruitment without proper government hiring manpower procedures.
Despite all corruption allegations, and kickbacks, Chakwera has not acted on Zamba. This comes amid an acute shortage of fuel across the country that has paralyzed business operations. The country is in economic crisis including forex, essential drug shortages due to high inflation, and cost of living.
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