By JACKSON MAPAPAYIABOUT nine employees at Solwezi Municipal Council have been suspended for allegedly obtaining money illegally from traders at Mitec market.The incident is said to have happened on September 13, 2021 after the employees harassed some traders with shops by accusing them of keeping buckets containing urine at their entrances.The employees then allegedly forced the shop owners to pay K500 fines or risk having their premises closed.Solwezi Town Clerk Bornwell Luanga revealed in an interview that management made a follow up after receiving the reports.Mr Luanga said the council constituted a team of auditors and council police officers to thoroughly investigate the matter.“And after thorough investigations, management has decided to suspend seven council police officers and two revenue collectors for obtaining money illegally,” said Mr Luanga.He said after the investigations had been done, management discovered that K2, 550 was collected from the traders and the officers that were involved were identified.He said the council […]
9 SOLWEZI COUNCIL EMPLOYEES SUSPENDED OVER ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS
