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EX-ZNBS Worker Narrates How He Was Fired After Questioning Management Over K2.1 Billion IRREGULARITY
A FORMER employee of Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) yesterday narrated how he was fired after he questioned management over a K2.1 billion irregularity in the books of accounts.
Making his submission before the Mwila Lumbwe commission of inquiry, George Mushota, 51, alleged that in December 2004, while working for ZNBS as a senior internal auditor, he came across a K2.1 billion outstanding in the books of accounts as un-reconciled mortgage balances.
“These were mortgage balances paid out to members of the public as loans but not recorded in the cash book or general ledger.
“This caused a difference of K2.1 billion between the reconciled completed listings of mortgage balances and the general ledger control balance that existed on ZNBS accounting system as at March 31, 2004,” he said.
Mr Mushota said the difference arose from the fact that there were some loans paid out to members of the public but were not reordered in the society general ledger.
He said on March 31, 2005 when the ZNBS financial year accounts were prepared, the figure had accumulated to K2.2 billion, and that it was highlighted outside the normal accounting figures as unaccounted-for balances.
Mr Mushota said he felt duty-bound, as an internal auditor, to take the matter to the attention of ZNBS through the finance department.
He said when he inquired why the amount was not being accounted for, there was no explanation given by anyone.
He said as a result of the audit query, management became uncomfortable with his presence in the institution and immediately demoted him from the position of senior internal auditor to the position of assistant management accountant.
“During the time I was working in accounts department as assistant management accountant, ZNBS management clearly employed victimisation and oppressive devices against me such that it became very open for everyone else to see that management did not want me anymore,” he said.
Barely a year after his demotion, management again decided to demote him to the position of property and estates officer – administration to be based in Ndola.
Mr Mushota said the main job description of the new position was to supervise staff responsible for cleaning lavatories.
He said he was dismissed from employment on December 28, 2006 after being charged with what he termed artificial offences of gross misconduct, dishonest and falsification conspiracy in a fraudulent activity.
Mr Mushota said he lost the matter in the Industrial Relations Court in Lusaka in 2007.
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the activist
November 25, 2011 at 9:56 am
WE SHOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE COME UP WITH STORIES LIKE THESE BA MMD MWA PYA TWISA!!!
Wapya Baisa
November 25, 2011 at 10:04 am
Te iiyi ine yasangwa naba Austine K2.1B
Ala umusebanya ubundelelafye mpaka wakuku mbatila….eifi….mwatamfya nowakaele incito…kamoni iiwee
Chiwezoh
November 25, 2011 at 10:13 am
This are very serious violation of workers rights. Mr Mushota’s dismissal needs to be revisited and he was unfairly fired, ZNBS has no choice but to reinstate him and receive full salary for the months he has stayed without employment. The previous management at ZNBS was so backwards as thought there were not educated. SHAME ON YOU
Mwembwamwe
November 25, 2011 at 10:26 am
This Mushota is a crook and I wonder as to why he is saying it today as an auditor when he should have done so a long time ago. You just failed to perform hence you were fired
Akapondo Munchende
November 25, 2011 at 10:37 am
There was alot of corruption.every dog has its day so you guys thought you will be there for good,come on let more former workers who were victmised come up tell us we want to know.
DK
November 25, 2011 at 11:10 am
LET MUSHOTA ALONE IDIOTS
uncircumcised william
November 25, 2011 at 11:25 am
re employ the man
Ndate
November 25, 2011 at 11:29 am
@Mwembwamwe,if you had half a brain or atleast two more brain cells,you would have commemnted the way you have,can’t you feel pity for this man who was so unfairly treated,shame on you.This man took his case to court and lost unfairly.The bible clearly says there is time for everything and the time has come for the real culprits to be answerable in this matter.I pray this man be paid his dues at his sustantive post since he is retirement material as at now
mwine mushi
November 25, 2011 at 11:29 am
i have with immediate effect reinstated mr mushota as full internal auditor and ask management to pay him his full package as though he was on leave. i have further dissolved the board of management and constituted a commission of inquiry to do the report within 30 days.
Kalok
November 25, 2011 at 11:47 am
@Mwembwamwe, you have never tasted ill-treatment that is why you can speak like that. Some of us have witnessed and experienced it firsthand. You are even accused of something completely out of your league (like witchcraft, or wife-grabbing a peasant’s woman) just to sort you out. That is how your government from KK’s time has been operating. Most of the tactics are die-hard one-party strategies that have refused to die. Be careful, you will soon become IMBWA when you start experiencing this mess…
popolingo
November 25, 2011 at 12:01 pm
DOT WARRY MR MUSHOTA I WILL RE INSTATE YOU SOON AND MAKE YOU THERE BOSS
shalawambe
November 25, 2011 at 12:07 pm
For real mwembwamwe muli imbwa. you are so inhuman are you sure you have worked before or do you understand the term discrimination and unfair treatment??? Mushota you did what you could have done to protect the nation too but you were dealing with selfish punks. let them pay you what you worked for in the capacity of internal auditor.
TT
November 25, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Your SINS will find you out, indeed there is time for everything, sorry Mr Mushota for what you went through may Justice prevail.
Chikolokoso
November 25, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Don’t worry Mr Mushota ul be called back! nifi MMD efyalecita efi! ****** idiots!
JUMBO JET
November 25, 2011 at 1:17 pm
TWALAMIBWESHA BAMUSHOTA PA JOB IN MBWA BA MMD BALEMICINGA
TONDOLO MUSUMA
November 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Mwembwamwe Mushota is nt a crook u quiet alright know hw the previous govt. was do u think he would hav won the case if he revealed this? How many times did MMd stole votes from the now president petitions here and there still he lost when he has been winning so its nt bein crooked? Let the Govt look into this issue hav this Mushota’s employment restored. Its nt easy to be out of employment. i pity for u Mushota waste the family. God is great thnk him.
Liseli
November 25, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Coward..he should have reported this then!
waiting
November 25, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Liseli, kwena ulicikopo. The man brought it to the attention of Management. You just want the word ‘reported?’
mwashi
November 25, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Bakabwala bonse kukusa,?!
Mo taim
November 25, 2011 at 3:03 pm
A very touching funny sad story indeed if i can call it that for lack of better words.Sorry boyi.
analysit
November 25, 2011 at 3:04 pm
mwembwamwe is trully imbwa ya mucibolya.didn’t you read that he lost the case when he appeared before the industrial relations court because he was fighting the government.people have being oppressed and trashed.mr.mushota is a good example and let us voice out for this injustice caused to them and not talk shit like imbwa.
Wamuza
November 25, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Much appreciated ba Mushota but why come out only now with such serious issues ?
Chiwezoh
November 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm
i worked with Mr. mushota some years back before i left ZNBS for a much better employment because of the same frustrating characters called management at ZNBS. I personally know who Mr. Mushota is the only sin he committed is to let management know of their inefficiency. How can they fail to account for K2.1 billion and yet you fire someone who brought that to your attention? i have difficulties in trying to make sense out of this nonsense unless there’s something fishy about what Mr. Mushota
Pabwato
November 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Ok, this guy says K2.1 Billion and Yesterday K2.1 Billion was dug up yesterday…..doesn’t this add up? seeing that the person found in possession of this K2.1 Billion was then Labour Minister?
Florence Wachimonahu Dehi
November 25, 2011 at 4:18 pm
@ Pabwato read and understand Mushota said the amount was K2.1 in 2005 and accumulated to K2.2 the year that followed (in 2005), don’t just rush to comment.
@ Liseli and Mwembwamwe you are serious dunderheads. The man (Mr Mushota) said he reported to management and later lost the case in the industrial reations court. So what else could he have done because common sense has it that the rate at which things were going, he had no ngwee to afford alternative legal representation. Silence is golden, try to remember that next time.
Florence Wachimonahu Dehi
November 25, 2011 at 4:20 pm
@ Pabwato I meant to say K2.1 in 2004 and K2.2 in 2005.
Mulokela
November 25, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Iye iye where are we going Zambia,i smelt a RAT when Mphondela was taken to ZNBS.
I wish this country was taken over by Military Guys to sweep fast all this rubish and recovery our money from ba shit ba MMD,mwapya mwembwa na chwechwe yenu kwati bakwandi.
bemba tulateka
November 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm
There will be more for diplomats in …..
bemba tulateka
November 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm
…pf in Asia
KiletoT
November 25, 2011 at 6:09 pm
I wonder how people follow issues, the guy clearly questioned management why the 2.2billion is not being reconciled and management frustrated him and eventually fired him. He took the matter to the IRC but lost it there….so stop asking why he didnt report the matter when it went as far as IRC…comeon
Devil Devil One-Zero
November 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Mr Mushota no one was willing to help u even legally because mmd took the law in their pockets no wander their ministers were burying the money mwanya you wil dance to the music,shame mwentalangani mwe.
Mbuzi
November 25, 2011 at 10:40 pm
People do not be excited by one sided stories. You have just heard Mushota’s story. There is more to why he was fired. He is not clean either. Let those interested in this case investigate how Mushota used company money for his immoral activities. But abantu babufi. Yes MMD could have been bad in some areas but what has that got to do with personal irresponsibility? Ask Mushota how he lost his house in Villa?
Ba Zambia
November 25, 2011 at 10:47 pm
Kaya!
(P)referably (F)lexible
November 26, 2011 at 1:35 am
Mushota, how did you lose the house in Villa? Someone asked me to ask you so its not my question but the question of someone who asked me to ask you. Someone called Mbuzi.
Building Material
November 26, 2011 at 6:49 am
Let the Presido intervene, the way he did with Zesco MD, NAPSA etc.
MANN
November 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Pliz ba TUMFWEKO, put up a provision for replies to individual postings.INSTANT INSTILLING is needed to some postings.THANX
mkushi
November 26, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Efyo ba wesu.Its sad to hear this on line and after the commision has been set up. I know few bena Kaundula ku mkushi tuli bengi but could have not managed to defeat the MMD nowing that our brother george Kunda was the bootlicker and manupulater. Remember kwa Chipumfi ba mfumu once MCS reinstates you.
Tembo
December 4, 2011 at 5:33 pm
@Mbuzi,u seem 2 know this Mushota very well y dont u enlighten us on wat u know ablt his Villa house…U r indeed the same pipo that jst neva wish 2 see othas succeed…we have usherd in a new government coz we rily got tired of seen the same pipo enrichn themselves with tax payers money..LET THE GOVERNMENT RULE OVA THIS CASE..