By JACKSON MAPAPAYITHE United Party for National Development (UPND) in Solwezi has unearthed a scam in which a group of individuals are shortlisting people faking that they will present the names for possible appointment by President Hakainde Hichilema.UPND Solwezi district secretary, Amos Mpenge, claimed that some unscrupulous individuals were going round collecting names and hoodwinking the public that they would be appointed in various positions.Mr Mpenge stated that appointments were a prerogative of the President and not any individual and that it was not a guarantee that every member of the party would be appointed to any position.“So, as a party we want to distance ourselves from those individuals who are moving in the night shortlisting names that even if they are members of UPND, such an exercise has no blessings of the party,” Mr Mpenge said.He said that the party has its own database but maintained that even those that are on the database were not guaranteed for appointment.Meanwhile, Mr Mpenge has asked some opposition political parties to give time to […]
‘APPOINTMENT’ SCAM UNEARTHED
