Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:37:34 +0000 BY GWENDOLYN MCHENGA FORMER Cabinet permanent secretary Annie Sinyangwe has been jailed by the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court for illegally awarding a procurement contract worth over K89, 000. Ms Sinyangwe was sentenced after the prosecution proved that she failed to comply with the procurement procedures by awarding a contract for the paving of a car park at Cabinet Office. When the matter came up for sentencing, Ms Sinyangwe through her lawyers asked the court to exercise maximum leniency on her because she had a serious condition of high blood pressure. She said that she was in possession of medical records to prove her health condition. Ms Sinyangwe further said that she had already suffered a lot of punishment from the time she was brought before the courts of law. She added that she had served as a civil servant for 25 years but that she lost everything after she […]
