Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:25:27 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA MALAWIAN produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) chief executive officer, Foster Mulumbe, will not be suspended from his duties as government claims to have information and weight of evidence that he followed procedure with Government of Zambia and its agencies in the controversial MK 26 billion procurement deal of maize now christened as “maizegate”. The civil society organization (CSOs) and the parliamentary public accounts committee have called for the resignation of Mulumbe and Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda, saying their continued stay in their positions would “jeopardise investigations”. However, Mr Chaponda has refused to step down, saying he was not involved in the procurement and pushed the blame on Mr Mulumbe and his management team. “I have said now and again that I am not involved in the actual procurement of maize,’’ Mr Chaponda said. He said those pushing for […]
