By NATION REPORTER THE US$ 250 million maize deal which the Zambian Government entered into for the importation of 650,000 metric tons of white maize from Tanzania is among the many suspicious transactions the UPND government has been involved in, Brighton Tembo has said. Mr Tembo, the executive director of the Community Action against Corruption (CAAC) said the deal which was sealed in June of this year as a result of the country facing a drought was marred by scandals right from the start. “This deal started as a scandal over its transportation costs. There were conflicting statements from Government. This ought not to be the case. Government has technocrats whom if politicians listen to, they would not go wrong,” Mr Tembo said in an interview. Mr Tembo has challenged Rueben Mtolo Phiri to clearly tell the nation how much government had paid for the maize following reports that in fact government had so far […]
Tanzania maize deal remains a scandal – Tembo
