Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:54:32 +0000 A dossier detailing corruption in the Government has been compiled and will soon be released for public scrutiny, opposition UPND has announced. Political advisor to UPND president Hakainde Hichilema, Douglas Syakalima said that his party had a dossier on corruption activities by some senior Cabinet ministers which it intended to release to the public soon. The fact that the Government was being taken to court for subverting tender procedures in the award of major contracts was indicative of the levels of corruption to which the country had descended. The Government has been taken to court over the award of the oil and fertiliser contract in which bidders have challenged the manner in which the contracts have been awarded outside the prescribed tender procedures. Mr Syakalima said it was time Government checked and stopped corruption practices or risk the ignominy of prosecution and apologising to the nation when they leave […]
