By OLIVER SAMBOKOA SERIES of street protests against the appointment of Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane as Finance Minister has been planned for Lusaka and other parts of the country by the Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP).Dr Musokotwane, who also served as Finance Minister under the Rupiah Banda administration is accused of being one of the people behind the mobile hospitals scandal that cost Zambia $54 million and the sale of Zamtel to Lapgreen of Lybia.PeP President Sean Tembo who is organising the protests said the new minister does not possess the requisite credibility and integrity to serve in that important position.He said by appointing Dr. Musokotwane as Minister of Finance, President Hakainde Hichilema is taking the country back to the days of corruption and economic mismanagement witnessed under President Banda’s administration.“Having been at the centre of various scandals during his tenure as Finance Minister under former President Rupiah Banda’s administration, as PeP, we feel Dr Musokotwane […]
PEP PLANS ANTI-MUSOKOTWANE STREET PROTESTS
