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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former attorney general (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale has distanced himself from businessman Abdul Karim Batatawala\u2019s assertion that his K53 billion claim in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services uniforms\u2019 supplies case was ever considered for an out-of-court settlement during his tenure of office.<\/p>\n

Two companies owned by Batatawala, namely Africa Commercial Agency and Reliance Trading Company, are claiming K53 billion payment for an initial K9 billion contract to supply uniforms to the department.<\/p>\n

However, current AG Chikosa Silungwe describes the claim as \u201cdubious\u201d and has invited Anti-Corruption Bureau officials to reinstitute investigations into the matter.<\/p>\n

Batatawala has since asked the AG\u2019s office for an out-of-court settlement of the claim, saying discussions were already underway when Silungwe was taking over the office.<\/p>\n

A letter by Batatawala\u2019s lawyers Nampota and Company, asking for an out-of-court settlement of the matter, says the matter was already considered for an out-of-court settlement before it somehow proceeded to trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to inform you that this matter was already in the process of an out-of-court negotiated settlement to avoid costs before it proceeded to trial,\u201d the letter reads. But Kaphale\u2014who was AG at that time\u2014said the K53 billion claim was never, at any point, discussed or considered for an out-of-court settlement.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies connected to this gentleman had many business deals with government and they were always claiming payments. I remember two cases which were concluded and payment was due but not on the K53 billion claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis claim was not being contested at the time I left government. There was no way that it could be settled out of court because it was a complex matter involving procurement issues,\u201d Kaphale said.<\/p>\n

Batatawala\u2019s lawyers wrote AG Silungwe\u2019s office on the issue of out-of-court settlement on June 7 2021. However, Silungwe has stood his ground, saying, while it was true that he had received the letter, his office is ready to defend the claim in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. Former attorney general (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale has distanced himself from businessman Abdul Karim Batatawala\u2019s assertion that his K53 billion claim in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services uniforms\u2019 supplies case was ever considered for an out-of-court settlement during his tenure of office. 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