By KETRA KALUNGATWO Higer Busses out of the 25 buses which were purchased for youth empowerment in 2016 at a cost of K55, 000, 000 by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Child Development have gone missing, the 2020 Auditor General (AG) report has revealed.The AG report also revealed that youths, through the Public and Private Bus Drivers Association of Zambia (PPBDAZ) owe government over K5, 801, 200 in loans under the empowerment programme.It also discloses that PPBDAZ owed Higer Zambia Ltd K29,655,280 (US$1,633,000) in outstanding loan repayments, which the ministry as the underwriter paid on 9th June 2020 rendering the expenditure wasteful.According to the AG report, in 2018, Ministry seized the buses on the recommendation of the Solicitor General after noticing the discrepancies.The report indicates that 8 buses had been stripped of parts that included engines but the Ministry had not reported the matter to the police.It states that two bus have to date […]
2 EMPOWERMENT BUSES MISSING
