Sun, 25 Jun 2017 10:13:58 +0000 By BENNIE MNDANDO CALLS by United Progressive Party (UPP) leader Saviour Chishimba for a forensic audit of the Ministry of Finance after the minister’s mistake on the figures on the country’s debt is petty, outrageous, and frivolous and should not be entertained, Wright Musoma has charged. During the state of the economy address in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Finance Minister Felix Mutati said Zambia’s external debt had swelled to US$17 billion by May 2017 from US$ 6.9 billion in December 2016, instead of US$7.2 billion. Dr. Chishimba then demanded for an immediate forensic audit of the Ministry of Finance saying his party had been vindicated by the revelation made by the minister that Zambia’s external debt now stood at US$17.2 billion adding that the attempt to amend the figures by the minister were part of the usual PF deceptions. “Whereas some of the debts are still being […]
Musoma rubbishes UPP calls for forensic audit at ministry of Finance
