ZAWA scandals: Harrington writes to chief Justice seeking tribunal against Masebo

January 23, 2013 | Filed under: Statements | Posted by:

scan 1Former Communication scan 2andTransport minister William Harrington has written and submitted a letter to the Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda asking her to appoint a tribunal to investigate toursim minister Sylvia Masebo.

Harrington, in his letter to the Chief Justice, requests that a tribunal be set up to investigate various media allegations to the effect that Masebo breached the Public Procurement Agency Act by interfering in the tender process when she cancelled duly awarded concession licenses by ZAWA .

Harrington said the tribunal should investigate media allegations of interference and abuse of office by the  Masebo in the tender process where she ordered the withdrawal and non-publication of the list of successful bidders for hunting concession licences and cancellation of tender processes in breach of the Zambia Public Procurement Agency (ZPPA) Act of number 12 of 2008 as quoted in the Sunday Nation of January 6, this year.

The other allegation being the appointing of a committee to prepare her own bidding document in breach of the ZPPA Act, which was also published in the Sunday Nation of January 6, this year.

Mr Harrington also called for investigations into media allegations of abuse of office and breach of contracts and the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct Act Part II Section 3 (c) on the part of Ms Masebo, when she dismissed senior ZAWA management officials being public officers from employment on allegations of corruption in the hunting concession licences tender process.

Mr Harrington quoted the Post Newspaper of January 3, this year, the Times of Zambia and the Post Newspaper of December 31, last year, respectively and the Times of Zambia of January 2, this year.

He called for investigations in media allegations of the breach of the ZAWA Act by the Minister when she issued a verbal instruction to ZAWA officers to hunt wildlife without issuing Special Licence and allegations of irregularities and corruption by ZAWA management in the handling of tender for hunting concession licences as quoted in the Times of Zambia of December 31, last year.

Mr Harrington also said Ms Masebo should be investigated on whether procedure was followed in the banning of hunting.

“Investigate media reports that the Minister is in breach of State security by failing and/or neglecting to report to Government security wings that foreign registered aircraft are violating Zambian airspace to uplift, out of Zambia some wildlife species or Government trophy as reported in the POST newspaper of January 3, 2013 and the Daily Nation of January 4, 2013,” Mr Harrington said.

He said the tribunal should also recommend to Government appropriate administrative action based on the findings of the investigations as provided under the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct Act.

 

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45 Responses to ZAWA scandals: Harrington writes to chief Justice seeking tribunal against Masebo

  1. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
    WE WERE TOLD THAT ONLY ONE MAN DEFINES WHAT IS CORRUPT IN A CABINET MINISTER.

    .. - January 26, 2013
    01:51

  2. Ba William must just be against women in high offices first he was attacking Dora Bokosi now Masebo hipp……….twakana

    Bwalya S - January 25, 2013
    10:07

  3. Bloody bitch masebo must b tried n Prosecuted..

    TTE - January 25, 2013
    08:50

  4. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

    The Great Intellectual - January 24, 2013
    17:46

  5. I smell a rotten rat in the cupboard. How sure are we that Harrington is not taking a pre-emptive step against Masebo. My point is: once upon a time in the near past, Harrington was a Minister of Tourism under the MMD. Maybe and i am saying maybe, Sylvia happens to have stumbled on some sensitive info. that could implicate Bill Harry. In a state of panic therefore, Bill decides to take Sylvia to the Chief Judge before she lets out the cat from the sack! I am only thinking loudly but anything is possible. This worldooooooo….

    Sikufele - January 24, 2013
    14:14

  6. WHERE IS OUR IVORY IF THERE IS NO CORRUPTION AT ZAWA??????????WHERE IS IT?? LEVY SAID TO SATA THAT ZAMBIANS EASILY FORGET GOOD THINGS WHAT BUT THIS TIME THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN EVEN BAD ONES

    ZAWA - January 24, 2013
    13:25

  7. Mmmh. Masebo is such a cunning character. Well, she is a woman. And Harrington is just a disgrantled fellow. So what cause even ukwa has time to time breached one or two so called Acts!…

    Lithiuem - January 24, 2013
    13:11

  8. Harrington likes the courts he sues for anything the chap even sued his biological mother over land he can even sue a fly

    the eye - January 24, 2013
    11:19

  9. I HOPE I DON’T SMELL A RAT, AND THERE IS ‘NO AXE TO GRIND’, IN SEEKING THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE STEPS IN TO SORT OUT THIS MATTER.

    Chindamba Chisengu - January 24, 2013
    09:45

  10. masebo is and was rite! it is believed she had list of pipo who were to be awarded license way b4 zawa sat.and records @pacra show all the awarded were related or a group of firms!

    masebo supporter - January 24, 2013
    09:42

  11. The problem with Masebo is that she thinks everyone has run out of moral integrity. She thinks she can use her bottom power to silence the President, Kabimba, Malupenga, the Livingstone mayor (who fed her a fake recently…), the list goes on and on! Try William Harrington, you will be embarrassed as he is a morally upright Lozi man. I have always admired him for he is not one of these fake coloureds who think they are white and behave as though they are not Tonga, Bemba, Lozi, Chewa etc. They know no vernacular. Shame on you stateless pretenders! Where do you think you belong? If you cannot speak any Zambian language, how on earth are you going to be called Zambian? Whether you like it or not one (if not both) of your parents was black and the faster you identified with this reality, the better for you. You cannot re-write history or do anything about this… so own up and be a proud Zambian like your brother, our brother, William Harrington. Keep it up man! We are praying for a lot more politicians to become more focused on playing it fair no matter who is holding office.

    Cilibbebbede - January 24, 2013
    08:56

    • DONT INSULT THE RACE

      bornagain - January 24, 2013
      11:14

  12. interesting,. and what is the opinion of LAZ. There was a time when we depended on them for their professional input but they now seem to have gone into a deep sleep. wake up LAZ or are you compromised?

    eagle's eye - January 24, 2013
    08:36

    • LAZ sold their soul to the devil. They cant say anything

      LAZalo - January 24, 2013
      09:17

  13. Thank you Mr. Harrington! We have to use the law to fix wrong things. There is a tendency for people to think that when they are ministers, what they do and say is always right. Nobody is above the law. Let’s see if the Chief Justice is going to be as courageoous as her predecessor was when you petitioned against Dora Siliya.

    Straight Talk Zambia - January 24, 2013
    08:27

  14. WHERE IS OUR IVORY AT ZAWA????????????????????????????????????

    TNT - January 24, 2013
    07:55

    • The terms of the tribunal must include the stolen ivory. How come Zambian ivory is in Thailand and no Zambians are complaining about it. We are all quite while our wealth is being looted right before our eyes. Our Elephants are killed in large numbers for tasks and Lions are disappearing and we are quite!!!

      Gwedu - January 24, 2013
      19:55

    • WHERE IS OUR IVORY that was stolen from the ZAWA armoury? Our elephants and Lions are disappearing leaving us with too many hyenas which are moving appetites eating up chickens in the villages day and nite. Some have grown so old they have lost their colour.We want our ivory back.

      assegai - January 24, 2013
      20:19

  15. If only we had good leadership from the time Kaunda left power, our country would have been full of hope, with a future to look for. Our children would have been assured of a bright furure.

    Sometimes I feel so hopeless and pity myself for passing through this. Why do our leaders treat us like this surely ??

    M Fella - January 24, 2013
    07:27

  16. ZAMBIA NEEDS DELIVERANCE. THE THINGS OF THE WORLD SHALL COME TO PASS AND ALL THOSE WHO DO THEM SHALL COME TO PASS BUT THE WORLD OF GOD SHALL REIGN FOREVER. PLEASE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT MASEBO AND ALL HER BACK UPS THEY SHALL SURELY COME TO PASS.ZAMBIANS,THIS IS A TEMPORAL SET BACK THE CREATOR IS LISTENING. GOD KNOWS WHEN TO BRING DOWN THE CROOKED SELFISH AND SELF STYLED COUPLES. JUST PRAY

    Believer - January 24, 2013
    06:04

  17. FELLOW ZAMBIANS, ARE THE COURTS IN ZAMBIA AUDITED AND IF SO, WHO AUDITS THE COURTS WITH REGARD TO THEIR PERFORMANCE AND HOW THEY HANDLE CASES AND THE LIKE ? MY CONCERN IN THIS SCENARIO WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER IS THE ALARMING LEVEL OF CORRUPTION AT BOTH CHILILABOMBWE LOCAL AND MAGISTRATE COURTS. THE TWO INSTITUTIONS CONSIST OF ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT PEOPLE WHO I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MY LIFETIME. THE WAY THEY HANDLE CASES, ESPECIALLY DIVORCE CASES (AND THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THEY HAVE GANGED WITH WOMEN IN CHILILABOMBWE TO LOOT PROPERTY FROM THEIR HUSBANDS AND SELL THEM) NEED SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED. MOST WOMEN IN CHILILABOMBWE NO LONGER HAVE RESPECT FOR THEIR MARRIAGES BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE WRONG OR RIGHT, WHEN THEY GO TO COURT, THE COURT WILL STAND BY THEM. THEY HAVE BECOME RICH BECAUSE OF THEIR INVOLEMENT IN CORRUPT PRACTICES INVOLVING SELLING WHATEVER BELONG TO THESE VICTIM HUSBANDS INCLUDING HOUSES WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AND SHARE THE MONEY BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE WOMEN CONCERNED. NOW THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD WE TAKE THE LAW INTO OUR OWN HANDS BECAUSE IT’ S TOO MUCH AND TEMPERS ARE RUNNING HIGH.THE DEGREE OF POMPOUSNESS AMONG THESE COURT OFFICIALS IS QUITE ALARMING. WOMEN NO LONGER RESPECT THEIR MARRIAGES BECAUSE OF THE SAME AND MANY OF THEM COMMIT ADULTERY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WITH THE VIEW THAT THEY HAVE GOT PEOPLE TO DEFEND THEM AT COURT.

    Chewe Mubanga - January 24, 2013
    05:30

  18. Remember that Everything lies in the hands of Leadership. All courts are in the Name of the President and if the president is corrupt nothing will surface and brought to the interest of the people of Zambia.

    Semuel - January 24, 2013
    01:38

  19. I have respect for this man after being a minister retired and went back to his farm in senaga!

    London - January 23, 2013
    23:49

    • Did he retire? of was he just “dropped” by LPM? he appears to be a disgruntled fella out there bent out to frustrate women (politicians) coz he never made it politically himself!! and he wont touch fellow men for reasons we can all guess!

      Globe Trekker - January 24, 2013
      14:17

  20. MAY JUSTICE PREVAIL IN THIS COUNTRY GOD DELIVER US FROM THESE INJUST RULERS….WE ARE TIRED OF THE NOISE OF MASEBO…

    NewZambia - January 23, 2013
    22:52

  21. WHAT WAS ACHIEVED FROM A DENIS CHIRWA TRIBUNAL SET TO INVESTIGATE DORA?OFCOURSE NOTHING.SO WHY WASTING S.P.E.R.MS. ON A PREGNANCY THAT WIL BE ABORTED?

    RASTA - January 23, 2013
    22:09

    • RASTA, This fight against abuse of office by ministers must go on and on until sanity and justice are served. RASTA, we must NOT give up, this is a noble cause for future generations to find a corruption-free Zambia.
      I salute Harrington!

      Distant Drums - January 24, 2013
      11:17

  22. Thank you Whatchdog for bringing so many things such as this to our attention. Your counterpart ZNBC is just reporting about toilets being built in Livingston. Surely, is that news worthy of making it on air? ZNBC is such a toilet. I don’t even know why I bothered to watch it today

    thabo - January 23, 2013
    21:43

  23. wise words mr harrington!

    biggy - January 23, 2013
    21:34

  24. Henceforth, God will smile upon our once accursed nation and you will hear soothing after soothing good news of the gradual but sure downfall of the donchi kubeba dynasty that will be crushed by the holy judiciary with precept upon precept and judgement upon judgement.

    silu ni silu - January 23, 2013
    21:02

    • WELL SPOKEN SILU NI SILU INDEED GOD SHALL DO SO INDEED IT IS A MATTER OF TIME. JUST PRAY DAY AND NIGHT

      Believer - January 24, 2013
      06:29

  25. Can the tribunal be set up & extract some sense frm this tart. She has gone overboard. mind u this tart who used to insult our president day and nite & i just hope pipo remember the noise she used to make at soweto market with bakaponya during levy

    Nkunda - January 23, 2013
    21:02

  26. So he went back to Senanga. Yamulyotola njala mambala

    village chicken - January 23, 2013
    20:51

    • No wonder we have village chickens!
      Hon Harrington is teaching you to follow the rules of law and following procedures, you on the other hand, accusing him of being hunger stricken.
      Be advised Hon Harrington is happy, was atleast minister, enjoying his farming feeding people like you who have ills with him.
      Are you going to sleep when leaders are breaking almost every rule? Wake up and face reality here.

      Kay Love - January 24, 2013
      03:14

    • What are u bragging about, you shanty dweller?

      The Game - January 24, 2013
      05:42

    • I am sure Mr Harrington is having a ball, not being in the limelight. As a private individual he can promote proper governance for Zambians without being attacked by kaponyas that he belongs to this or that party. There is no hunger in Senanga and Mr Harrington is not suffering. People who are suffering do not have time to challenge those in power. They grovel for the crumbles from Sata House. Likute, wena munyai!

      Shetana - January 24, 2013
      08:03

  27. Dora Siliya cancelled a tender similarly. She was taken to a tribunal thereby setting a precedence. All who cherish the separation of powers should take a keen interest in this issue because this is the sternest test that madam CJ will be facing against an all too powerful Kabimba.

    Centre Back Of Democracy - January 23, 2013
    20:29

    • it will be a sheer waste of time and resources! pipo want development..

      Globe Trekker - January 24, 2013
      14:19

  28. Its good we still have some pipo with brains in zambia like william H.masebo MUST be investigated but first madam chief justice ask for permission from sata before you set the tribunal or else you are fired with immediate effect

    Mr Kiss - January 23, 2013
    20:10

  29. Why

    Tony - January 23, 2013
    20:07

  30. Finally someone with reason has spoken about this masebo

    Soldier - January 23, 2013
    20:06

  31. Harrington Naye a Vuta………..

    Real Patriot - January 23, 2013
    20:03

    • Siku vuta yayi namwe. There is precedence set by the Dora Siliya Tribunal in case you have forgotten. A cabinet minister should not cancel tenders. Period. Let us now wait to see how Madam CJ will deal with yet her sternest test against an all too powerful Kabimba.

      Centre Back Of Democracy - January 23, 2013
      20:15

    • whats happening to postings?

      Centre Back Of Democracy - January 23, 2013
      20:23

      • A TRIBUNAL WAS SET UP TO TRY DORA SILIYA AFTER SHE SIMILARLY CANCELLED A TENDER. ALL WHO CHERISH THE SEPARATION OF POWERS VIS-A-VIS RULE OF LAW SHOULD TAKE A KEEN INTERST IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THIS IS THE STERNEST CASE THAT MADAM CJ WILL BE FACING AGAINST AN ALL TOO PWERFUL KABIMBA.

        Centre Back Of Democracy - January 23, 2013
        20:34