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DORA Siliya SWEATS, Refuses To Give Evidence On Corrupt Sale Of ZAMTEL
FORMER Minister of Communications and Transport Dora Siliya yesterday refused to personally give evidence regarding the questionable US$257 million sale of Zamtel assets to Libya’s Lap Green.
Ms Siliya, 41, instead opted to have Lusaka lawyer Sakwiba Sikota speak on her behalf even after being asked five times to speak by Minister of Justice Sebastian Zulu to defend herself.
She remained mum.
This was when she appeared before the Commission of Inquiry appointed by President Sata to investigate the US$257 million questionable sale of Zamtel to Lap Green of Libya.
Clad in an expensive-looking smart red suit that matched her red lips and shoes, Ms Siliya was clearly sweating and looked uneasy when she was asked by the commission to defend herself regarding the numerous allegations levelled against her surrounding the questionable sale of Zamtel to Lap Green.
The commission summoned her yesterday to defend herself on her alleged involvement in the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) which led to the subsequent sale of 75 percent shares of Zamtel assets to the Libyan company.
Her lawyer, Mr Sikota, said he saw no reason why his client should answer questions from the commissioners as she was not minister of Communications and Transport at the time of the sale of Zamtel.
Mr Sikota said it is not necessary for Ms Siliya to comment on the matter because the matter was rested after Chief Justice Ernest Sakala constituted a tribunal pursuant to the provisions of the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct Act, chapter 16 of the Laws of Zambia.
“Our client appeared before the tribunal, and these allegations were tested. Furthermore, there was recently an appeal before the Supreme Court of Zambia which essentially addressed the allegations. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court of Zambia and judgment delivered.
“The exact allegations were also subject of court proceedings in the High Court of Judicature for Zambia in a matter involving Mr Andrew Kashita, the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), RP Capital Partners and the Attorney General,” he said.
Mr Sikota said his firm has instructed Ms Siliya not to comment on the allegations levelled against her by a consortium of 10 civil society organisations and other people regarding the sale of Zamtel.
Mr Sikota said there were judicial review proceedings before the High Court of Judicature for Zambia to which the Attorney General was party, and that Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) moved a motion successfully to join the proceedings in which Ms Siliya was not found with any case to answer.
But Mr Zulu, who is commission’s chairperson, explained to Mr Sikota that the committee decided to summon Ms Siliya so that she could defend herself on the numerous allegations that have been levelled against her regarding the questionable sale of Zamtel to Lap Green.
“We decided to hear from you so that you can defend yourself, but we are surprised that you have decided not to speak. So many things have been said about you regarding the sale of Zamtel, and you should also understand that this is not a court but just a commission appointed to receive submissions from people.
“We decided to give you an opportunity so that as we come up with a final report, your views could also be heard,” Mr Zulu said.
He, however, assured Ms Siliya that the commission will ensure that it gets all the pertinent materials regarding the sale of Zamtel before coming up with a final report which will be presented to President Sata for consideration.
And Chef Africa Energy managing director Francis Ngosa has urged the commission to thoroughly investigate the sale of Zamtel to Lap Green as well as ensure the people involved in corrupt practices during the business transactions are brought to book.
Mr Ngosa said the sale of Zamtel was illegal and that there was blatant disregard for the law when evaluating Zamtel assets.
He said it is sad that the former administration decided to sell Zamtel at a cheaper price instead of selling the assets at a higher price to enable Zambians to benefit.
“I’m very disappointed with the former MMD government for selling Zamtel at US$257 million. This was a loss because Zamtel assets could have cost over US$1 billion. I’m, therefore, appealing to the commission to seriously look into this matter and ensure that people who were involved in corrupt practices are brought to book,” Mr Ngosa said.
In its submission on Tuesday, TIZ alleged that Ms Siliya usurped the powers of ZDA by signing an MoU for the sale of the telecommunications firm.
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BOOMBO CLAN
October 29, 2011 at 12:38 pm
Dora walachimona my dear.lelo fyasasa.what goes up must come down for sure.when yu sold zamtel for the price of a chicken yu thot yu were sharp.chimbokaila prison is waiting for you sweetie.
Zebron Sakala
October 29, 2011 at 12:44 pm
cane the thieves and bitc.hes, and recover our stolen money! Sakwiba litole saaana!
Celeb life
October 29, 2011 at 12:45 pm
The beginning of the end of once great siliya…
uko
October 29, 2011 at 12:46 pm
dont worry l will order express xlarge pampers for you mwandi!
mamushi10
October 29, 2011 at 12:49 pm
thats a clever move to let your lawyer answer all the questions. ultimately you will all pay the price for your deceipt, and plunder of the nations resources
Dien
October 29, 2011 at 12:52 pm
I GUESS THIS BEEN A DEMCRATIC COUNTRY, SHE IS innocent TILL PROVED OTHERWISE.
Woza Aswana
October 29, 2011 at 6:29 pm
R u z only one who cnt c the tunnel @ z end of the light…?
BA ZEDI
October 29, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Zamtel assets and network infrastructure covers the whole of Zambia, so in other words these guys sold the national communication grid!! Such JOKERS!!!!
k-one
October 29, 2011 at 1:04 pm
but zoona nalimutomba dora afilwa nokuyanda namashiwi anyway efyo alefwaya asumina chinyo chakwe
k-one
October 29, 2011 at 1:06 pm
but zoona nalimutomba dora afilwa nokuyalanda amashiwi anyway efyo alefwaya asumina chinyo chakwe
BBC
October 29, 2011 at 2:01 pm
please leave insults away from the pages we treasure your time in responding to this. PLEASE kept it maturely.THANX
Mars
October 30, 2011 at 11:10 am
you hve no respect. you are jst showing your doulness plus stupidity and foolishness
DK
October 29, 2011 at 1:54 pm
DORA SILIT AND HER LAWYER SHOULD HAVE MORALS THAN HIDINGIN LEGAL TECHNICALITIES!
Chali
October 29, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Its Time for Dora to Dance Kalindula.
BBC
October 29, 2011 at 2:04 pm
will use the Glorious Band songs KULIMAYO tabantuka.
Bebeni Bonfwe
October 29, 2011 at 2:35 pm
In trying to defend yourself, I hope you realize that the higher up you climb up the ladder (in claiming your innocence and possibly wasting the commission’s time) the heavier and more painful the fall once found guilty. You had better make sure you don’t miss any step from the weight of your big and soft matako lol…wanya wanya.
joseph mutale
October 29, 2011 at 2:39 pm
My prayer is that justice should prevail. Justice is RB and Dora pay back what they stole. I was hard working even under difficult conditions, but what did i get as my package? Masese. What kind of peson who sales a company after buying all that equipment. Zamtel was using out of date equipments, but in the time of its sale, goverment through zamtel had bought state of the art equipments and installed it.
What kind people. More on zamtel inside tomorrow
Valley Mouth Piece
October 29, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Dora, you very right by staying quiet. You did very well for you pay your lawyer a lot of money which some of it is even ours. Thanks to BOOMBO for ‘whatever goes up will one day come’. It will be reviled and come to pass that the truth will come to light. Zamtel was worth more than that figure even a blind man can smell it. Dora keep your money at work but if some of was out of corrupt activities, believe you me not, God won’t stay quiet as you did in front of the commission.
kaunda
October 29, 2011 at 2:51 pm
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MIGHTY DORA SILIYA LIP STICK.NKASHI YANDI KWENA ULI CIPELELO KABILI INKAKASHI INE INE.YOU DON’T EVEN BOTHER TO ANSWER ANYTHING SURELY DORA?SHAME ON YOU RICH FOOL AND YOUR — USELESS, SPINELESS LAWYER SAKWIBA SIKOTA.NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PAY THAT FOOLISH GUY,YOU WILL STILL BE COMPELED TO ANSWER AND DANCE TO THE TUNE OF PELETEEEEEEEEEE.
jimijay
October 29, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Humpty dumpty had a great fall,,,so goes the ryme
Mukelebai
October 29, 2011 at 3:30 pm
she’s now quiet after having had the biggiest mouth during the evaluation of assets belonging to Zamtel.Speak up woman,we can’t hear you.You all alone now.lmao
jg 2
October 29, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Ba Dora hw can u fail to speak durig campns u were soudig like a trupet vuvuzela bushe tabacisunda bacisusu
Davies k
October 29, 2011 at 4:17 pm
The elastic limit for sakwiba will be reached soon and he will fracture, that will mean that Dora will speak for herself, meanwhile we are waiting ……
man T
October 29, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Filiukotuya my dear Dora Siliya its time for you to stop bed soacking and concetrate on this case,mukobeko njikata.Zamtel is just too big and important for you to sell it so cheaply.Mukosepo mayo.
PUNKA
October 29, 2011 at 4:19 pm
STAY REAL N PLIZ WORRY NOT, I WILL BE BRINGING U “VIBANZI MA JOHN CENA” AT CHIMBOKAILA.
joseph mutale
October 29, 2011 at 4:24 pm
where is the moral of these lawyers. how do you defend or speak for these thieves. i need answers people
Tz
October 29, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Dora silit.don’t think u cn fool us 4 yr behaviour,wer is chanda chimbwi? N william banda.idoit
lord farah
October 29, 2011 at 4:50 pm
dollar silly ya! nice, soft bums u hve! them prison wardens @ mukobeko r going 2 screw u till u beg them 2 hang u. watombwa!
Bawishi
October 29, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Dora Bokosi, now u ve decided to remain mute as if u r not the big-mouthed Dora. Defend ursef before u r taken to ur new home, Chimbokaila
Woza Aswana
October 29, 2011 at 6:21 pm
No disrepect 2 z learned Mr Sikota only disappointments. Surely even u, know that the sell of our precious ZAMTEL was a scam. The big question is ..isn’t it treason or something to defend criminals….? U tell me!!aftr o u r z man of z LAW or r u a LOW man?
And U chi DORA, uleyumfwa ati bokosi. Walimwishiba MAMPI..? ilya e “BOKOSI” ayobe MATAKO tatuleyafwaya. Start toking
Williams
October 29, 2011 at 6:53 pm
That was madness and dullness of the highest degree.. how and why shud sum1 decide 2 remain or be on mute abtsuch an important exercise??? The must surely catch up with these fools…
Hamaleke
October 29, 2011 at 7:35 pm
but how special is Dora Siliya. Let us get to the bottom of ZAMTEL. All fingers are pointing towards her. Even Sakwiba Sikota – is he being patriotic and helpful to Zambia. Isn’t he the same lawyer representing and supporting the Gold Scam, Abasha
oxmos
October 29, 2011 at 9:22 pm
SHE WAS JUST MISLEAD BY HER LAWER THAT IS NOT A COURT TO REMAIN QUITE,NOOO! THATS A COMMISSION AND IF SHE DOESNT SUBMIT ANYTHING THEN HER SIGNING OF THE MoU WILL STILL BRING HER TO COURT AND ENTANGLE HER BADLY THAN HER PLANS
Govt of Monkeys in a Maize Field
October 29, 2011 at 9:31 pm
The commissioner was asking her to ‘defend’ herself, since when did enquiries start this line of questioning? And why was he repeating himself 5 times ahen she had refused to talk personally?
Chitson
October 29, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Am very disappointed with de so cod foma minista (dora)how can u kip kwaet 2 such important national issues honestly?ar u realy a zambian .we mwanakashi iwee bika amatako panshi plz!
Mbombola
October 29, 2011 at 11:18 pm
I agree with “govt of monkeys in a maize field”..Dora wz under no obligation to answer.Seba Zulu is turning the COE into a Kangaroo court..well done Saki 4 rightly advising your client.However this does not vindicate Dora in any way..ulipakushana pamayenge pamalila ngoma.
Mwenya capetown
October 29, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Chisusu ne chikwesa, you will loose that body,just wait.
Mwalanya bonsefye!!
Framuka
October 30, 2011 at 1:35 am
Saki and Dora are deceiving themselves because the Justice Sakala’s tribunal that vindicted Dora was very much influenced by RB who had the stain hands in Judiciary. Yes where things are normal, its true Dora is supposed to keep quiet. However, that tribunal was and is still very questionable because its findings were very mediocre and the public was not satisfied. There was total abuse of office by RB in particular. Hence, this commision is there to get a postmorteum report about the irregularities cited earlier which led to the formation of the so-called tribunal which in the end did not even address the issue. RB and Dora were and still are at fault to sale Zamtel and are going to dance PELETE
Devil Devil - One Zero
October 30, 2011 at 4:07 am
Ba minister of justice please if she is found guilt please do not waste much time just take her to mukobeko maximum prison oko akalesundila, she should dance to the music in Kabwe. Stealing nation’s resources, kazolo iwe you will see makaka!
Brig misheck collins
October 30, 2011 at 4:09 am
I ask this question all the time .Why are we spending so much money on these commissions of inquiries,? we know what happened everyone was corrupt.Simply cage that bitch (Dora Siliya).and everyone who was involved.and Kavindele should shut the fuck up.a month ago he was kissing Rupia banda’s ASS, Now he speaks like is PF.Kav you have got your share Dr KK,Chiluba,Mwanawasa, Savimbi to name a few. you better shut the fuck up
and just lay low bitch
Peterson Bwalya
October 30, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Dora babie I am a Prison warden here in Lusaka and waiting for the day u will be caged so I make big business from you by charging all inmates 3 pin to touch your bums, but the left one is mine. Stop buying expensive cloths coz you will need the money to buy cigerattes for the inmates.
Teleshi Kabemba
October 31, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Am very disappointed person here in Zambia.Why should we continue defending people who know very well that they have plundered our resources at the expense of we poor Zambians.Bushe nga nai pusha balawyer ba kwa Dora question kuti ba asuka nangula iyoo.QUESTION NIYI;Bushe imwe balawyer mwali ninako indeke elyo kwali campaign 2011 elections? Mutwasuke ilipusho ilyo.Mwilatumona kwati tuli fipuba sana.Lesa tafwaya umucishya cinani.Ukuilishanya kwabantu tekusuma iyoo.
ANONYMOUS SPEAKER
November 3, 2011 at 3:12 pm
lelo lelo!!!! what more ubucenjeshi bwa nkoko pungwa tasakamana lets to plot zero.bakaili baletonya tonya kaili free touching zone
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