Mbala Central MP Mwalimu Simfukwe Arrested For Abuse Of office
MMD Mbala Central Member of Parliament and former Northern Province permanent secretary Mwalimu Simfukwe has been arrested and charged with abuse of authority of office contrary to the law. Simfukwe has been jointly charged with a former procurement officer at the provincial administration Elias Simukonde. Northern Province Police Commissioner Mary Chikwanda confirmed the arrest of Simfukwe in an interview yesterday.
Ms. Chikwanda said Simfukwe was summoned by the Provincial Taskforce on Corruption comprising officers from the Zambia Police, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for questioning in relations to abuse of office during his tenure as permanent secretary. She said Simfukwe and Simukonde have since been remanded in police custody at Kasama Central Police Station and will appear in court soon. And in a separate interview, Simfukwe claimed that his arrest by police was politically motivated.He however expressed confidence that justice will prevail in his case. Last week, Mr. Simfukwe failed to appear before the Provincial Taskforce on Corruption after being summoned on grounds that he was unwell.
However, yesterday he made himself available to law enforcement officers at Kasama Central Police Station in the company of his lawyer Robbison Malipenga of Malipenga and Company from Lusaka. MMD Mafinga MP Catherine Namugala, MMD provincial Chairman Steven Mukuka and other party cadres and sympathizers were on hand to offer solidarity to Simfukwe. The Provincial Taskforce on Corruption has been investigating Simfukwe in connection with alleged abuse of office during his tenure as provincial permanent secretary. In January this year, the Taskforce recorded a warn and caution from him. Simfukwe is accused among others things of not following laid down procedure in the awarding of contracts to contractors for various capital projects worth billions of Kwacha.
Source: Zambianstar.com
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